Take most people, they're crazy about cars. I'd rather have a goddamn horse. A horse is at least human, for God's sake.
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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. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
vt. 拿,取;采取;接受(礼物等);耗费(时间等);
vi. 拿;获得;
n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
近义:apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch
反义:transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn
adj. 疯狂的;不理智的;离奇的;生气的;
n. [俚语]疯子,怪人,政治狂人(尤指政治上持激进或极端主义态度、行为异常、不可思议的人);
"Are you crazy? We could get killed doing that."
你疯了?我们那样做会丧命的。
近义:hothead, insane, lunatic, mad, maddened, maniatic
反义:sound, intelligent, levelheaded, logic, logical, moderate
adv. 稍微,有点;相当,颇;宁愿;相反地;
int. 当然啦,怎么不;
💡 她的(her)老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义:heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
n. 马;骑马的军人,骑兵;有脚的架;跳马,鞍马;
vt. 为…备马;猛推或用力向上举;
vi. 欲交配,,用于母马;
adj. 马的;骑在马背上的;马拉的,使用马力的;较大的,较粗硬的;
💡 音“祸事”,塞翁失 马焉知非福
"the anatomy of the horse"
马的身体构造
近义:mount, equine, horsy