To get the attention of a large animal, be it an elephant or a bureaucracy, it helps to know what part of it feels pain. Be very sure, though, that you want its full attention.
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n. 注意，注意力;照料，关怀;殷勤;
int. [口令]立正;
💡 at向+tent延伸+ion表名词 →伸展出去听别人讲 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他专心注视着屏幕，只是心不在焉地点了点头。
近义：heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness
反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
n. 动物，兽，牲畜;<俚>家畜，牲口;<俚>畜生（一般的人）;兽性;
adj. 动物的;肉体的;肉欲的;
💡 anim生命，精神+al名词后缀→有生命的东西→动物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我对动物毛过敏。
近义：beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly
反义：vegetal
n. 官僚主义;官僚机构;官僚政治;
💡 bureau政府机构+cracy统治 → 官僚政治
"the idiocies of bureaucracy"
官僚体系所为的蠢事
adv. 大大地;夸大地;详细地;顺风地;
adj. 大的;大规模的;大型号的;广泛的;
v. 玩个痛快;（尤指跳舞和饮酒）作乐;
"The two large classrooms have been assigned to us."
这两间大教室分配给了我们。
近义：major, sizeable, big, sizable, some, capital
反义：small
n. 象，大象;
💡 大象尾巴上有蚂蚁(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
近义：jumbo
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗？
近义：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet