The Baptists' basic theology is that if you hold someone under water long enough, he'll come around to your way of thinking. It's a ritual known as 'Bobbing for Baptists.'
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adj. 基本的;[化学]碱性的;[地质学]基性的;首要的;
n. 基础,基本;基本原则,基本原理,基本规律;要素;基础训练;
💡 bas=basis基础+ic形容词,...的 →基本的
"The company offers scuba-diving as an add-on to the basic holiday price."
这家公司提供带水肺潜水活动,不包括在基本度假费用以内。
近义:medullary, pivotal, primal, primary, primordial, basal
反义:associate, attache, parallel, auxiliary, accessorial, accessory
pron. 某人,有人;
n. 某个人;
💡 some某些+one一个 → 某人
"Someone must have blabbed to the police."
一定有人向警方告密了。
近义:anybody, anyone, one, somebody
n. (宗教等的)仪式;例行公事,老规矩;典礼;
adj. 作为仪式的一部分的;礼节性的;例行公事的;
💡 rit-, ritual- 表”风俗习惯”
"She objects to the ritual of organized religion."
她反对有组织宗教的仪规。
近义:liturgy, observance, office, rite, ceremonial, ceremony
vt. 拿住,握住;保留,保存;扣留,拘押;容纳;
vi. 拿住,握住;同意,赞成;保持不变;有效;
n. 握住;保留;控制;
💡 形码:h-old:老人(old)紧紧握住车上椅子(h)以保持平衡。
"The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer."
警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。
近义:seize, fasten, grab, argue, maintain, sustain
反义:unhand
prep. 在…下面,在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩饰下;少于,小于;在…情况下;
adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中;
adj. 较低的,下面的;
"The admiral visited the ships under his command."
舰队司令视察了他所统率的军舰。
近义:underneath, below, beneath
反义:above, over, up, atop, onto, upon
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
💡 字母W像水的波浪,联想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微风拂动水面.
近义:irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo