If we weren't all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting we couldn't endure it.
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interested
['ɪntrəstɪd]
adj. 感兴趣的;拥有权益的;有成见的;
v. 使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词);
💡 interest兴趣+ed形容词后缀 → 感兴趣的
"He is interested in the issues of crime and criminology."
他对犯罪及犯罪学方面的问题感兴趣.
近义:concerned, affected
反义:apathetic, impassive, imperviable, impervious, incurious, indifferent
vt. 忍耐;容忍;
vi. 持续,持久;忍耐;
💡 en进入+dure持久,坚硬→进入持久→持久,耐久
"They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial."
在此案审理前他们只得忍受长时间的等待。
近义:stay, hold, resist, ride, stand, stomach
反义:have
pron. “myself”的复数;我们自己;(把)我们自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我们快活极了。
近义:us, we
n. 生活,生计;生命,性命;一生,寿命;人生,尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
uninteresting
[[ʌn'intristiŋ]]
a. 引不起兴趣的, 无趣味的, 乏味的
近义:humdrum, irksome, arid, jejune, lethal, aseptic
反义:important, absorbing