George Bush taking credit for the Berlin Wall coming down is like the rooster taking credit for the sunrise.
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n. 信誉,信用;[金融]贷款;荣誉;学分;
vt. 相信,信任;归功于;[会]记入贷方;赞颂;
💡 cred相信,信任+it表名词 → 信任;学分
"Chip and PIN is designed to combat credit card fraud."
智能卡系统是专为防止信用卡诈骗设计的。
近义:loan, ascribe, assign, attribute, accredit, accommodation
反义:invoice, bill, charge, expense
n. 墙;屏障;隔阂;壁垒;
vt.& vi. 筑墙围住,用墙隔开;围以墙;
adj. 墙壁的;
💡 vall- 墙,壁垒;桩线
"new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting"
房内铺满地毯的新办公室
近义:hem, rail, rampart, surround, fence, parament
反义:level, overthrow, ravage, raze, shipwreck, strip
n. 公鸡;[美]狂妄自负的人,好斗者;
💡 roost鸡棚+er名词后缀 → 在鸡棚里的 → 公鸡
"The rooster's crow woke me."
公鸡的啼叫声把我吵醒了.
近义:cock
n. 日出(时分),黎明;<诗>日出的地方,东方;
💡 sun太阳 +rise升起 → 日出,拂晓;朝霞
"We got up at sunrise ."
我们在日出时起床。
近义:morn, morning, aurora, awakening, sunup, dawn
反义:sundown, dusk, eventide
n. 灌木(丛);[机械学](金属)衬套;[电学](绝缘)套管;类似灌木的东西(尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛);
vi. 丛生;灌木般丛生;浓密(或茂密)地生长;生密枝;
vt. 加(金属)衬套于;加套管于;用耙耙平(耕地);以灌木(或灌木丛)装饰(或覆盖、围绕、围住、支撑、标志、保护等);
adj. (豆科植物等)如灌木般长得低矮的;粗野的;粗鲁的;粗糙但实用的;
💡 不稀(谐音):茂密的 灌木丛 布什(Bush)总统躲在 灌木丛中
"Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!"
别拐弯抹角, 直截了当地说吧!
近义:shrub, bushing, ferrule