The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.
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adj. 智力的;有才智的;需用智力的;智力发达的;
n. 知识分子;脑力劳动者;有极高智力的人;凭理智(而非感情)办事的人;
💡 intellect智力+ual...的→ 智力的
"Some Americans see Oxford as an intellectual Disneyland."
一些美国人把牛津视为知识分子的乐园。
近义:highbrow, literatus, scholar, longhair, egghead
反义:ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, lowbrow, uneducated, uninstructed
n. 追赶;工作;
💡 pursu=pursue追求+it名词后缀,表抽象名词 →追求
"He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate."
他坚决要求得到合法的托管权.
近义:hunt, hunting, inquiry, investigation, query, quest
n. 逃避;职位空缺;废止;无效;
"There was a careful avoidance of the sensitive topic in the scholastic circles."
学术界小心地避开那个敏感的话题.
近义:runaround, sidestepping, dodge, escape, evasion
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地;
adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的;
n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
n. 报酬;报答;赏金;酬金;
vt. 酬谢,奖赏;报答,惩罚;
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"a reward for good behaviour"
优秀行为奖
近义:award, please, recompense, reimburse, remunerate, repay
反义:penalise, penalize, reprehend, scourge, smite, thrash