The less I behave like Whistler's mother the night before, the more I look like her the morning after.
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vi. 表现;举止端正;自然反应;
vt. 使守规矩;
💡 be表示动作+have持有→[一个人]拥有的动作→举动，举止
"I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhand way."
我从未想到她的行为竟如此阴险。
近义：act, deal, demean, deport
反义：underact
adj. 较少的（little的比较级）;较小的;较次的，较劣的;较不重要的;
adv. 较少地，较小地;
prep. 减去;少掉;不足;
n. 较少，较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：least, lesser, minus
n. 母亲，妈妈;女修道院院长;大娘;
vt. 像母亲般地照顾;养育;溺爱;
💡 莫(mo)非这个(the)人(r)是 妈妈？
"The baby had been abandoned by its mother."
这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
近义：mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum
反义：child, descendant, girl
n. 夜;晚上;（举行盛事的）夜晚;
"I don't like going out alone at night."
我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。
近义：nighttime, nite, evening, nightly, nocturnal, pm
反义：daylight, daytime
vt.& vi. 看，瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;（尤指吸引人的）相貌;眼神;样子;
int. （插话或唤起注意）喂，听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
n. 早晨;上午;黎明;早期，初期;
💡 摸领（谐音): 早晨起来摸一摸一衣领 早晨山(m)上或许(or)很宁(ning)静
"It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding."
婚礼的那天早上，我们家闹哄哄的。
近义：awakening, sunrise, dawn, daybreak, forenoon, matinal
反义：nighttime, nite, evening, night, nightly, nocturnal