I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle - so all is peace.
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 孪生儿之一,双胞胎之一;两个相像的人或物之一;孪晶;双人床;
vt. 尤用于英国)使结成姊妹城市;使(两人或两事物)紧密结合;使偶合;使相连;
adj. 成对的;成双的;双重的;双联的;
💡 twi(two)+n→双胞胎之一;一对双胞胎;双胞胎的;成对的
"Would you prefer twin beds or a double?"
你们喜欢一对单人床还是一张双人床?
近义:geminus, lookalike, double, twinborn
n. 小提琴;小提琴手;
💡 viola(中提琴)+in(表示缩小的名词后缀)→小提琴
"The cello is a member of the violin family."
大提琴是提琴家族的一员.
近义:fiddle, violinist, fiddler
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一个;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反义:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
n. 门,户;出入口;一家[户];通道;
💡 盗(谐音): 门破了,东西被盗了
"I'll leave the door ajar."
我让门半开着。
近义:doorway, entrance, entranceway, entryway
n. 小提琴;[航]桌面柜;〈非〉胡扯,无聊;欺诈,欺骗行为;
vi. 拉小提琴;神经质地摆弄手指或手;瞎搞,胡混;干预,篡改;
vt. 用提琴演奏(乐曲);欺诈,欺骗;伪造;
"I felt as fit as a fiddle after a hot bath."
洗完热水澡感到全身舒畅.
近义:racket, ramp, ripoff, barratry, scam, swindle