A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.
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n. 会议;讨论;（正式）讨论会;[工会、工党用语]（每年的）大会;
vi. 举行或参加（系列）会议;
💡 con共同+fer带来，拿来+ence名词后缀 →共同带来观点的行为 → 商量；会议
"The conference was attended by delegates from 56 countries."
此次会议有来自56个国家的代表出席。
近义：assembly, association, reunion, seminar, session, sitting
n. 聚集;集会;采集;积累;
v. （使）聚集( gather的现在分词);集合;推断;了解;
💡 gather集会+ing名词后缀 → 集会,聚会
"The job involves gathering and analysing data."
这项工作包括搜集和分析资料。
近义：assembly, audience, reunion, sitting, meeting, assemblage
反义：takedown, teardown, unrigging, disassembling, dismantlement, dismantling
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的；有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
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
vt. 决定;决心;解决;裁决;
vi. 决定;下决心;
💡 de使…成为+cide切→切下去→下决心→决定，决心
"You choose, I can't decide."
你来选吧，我拿不定主意。
近义：determine, resolve, set, settle, rule
反义：object, vary, clash, differ, disaccord, discord
adv. 同时;在一起;一致地;不间断地;
adj. 稳定可靠的;做事有效率的;
💡 to(去)+get(得到)+her(她):只有得到她才能跟她在 一起
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义：jointly, overall, simultaneously, bodily, collaboratively, collectively
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