Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
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vt. 憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨;
💡 de不+test证据→不愿作证→嫌恶
"I detest people who tell lies."
我恨说谎的人.
近义:loathe, scorn, scout, scunner, contemn, despise
反义:idolize, worship, cherish, adore
vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对,表示异议(与 to 或 against连用);
💡 ex出+cept拿,抓,握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义:omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义:realize, accommodate, consider
adj. 公众的,公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;(文学家等的)爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的,公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
adj. 口头讲的;口头的;口语的;(用以构成复合词)具…说话特点的;
v. 讲,谈( speak的过去分词 );说;演说;从某种观点来说;
"He had spoken to Emma only briefly ."
他和埃玛只讲了短短的几句话。
近义:nuncupative, oral, parol, said, unwritten, verbal
反义:tacit