Before I go out to take a picture of someone, I just stop at the city desk and say, 'Do you want him gazing out toward the sunset or picking his nose?'
— Calvin Trillin  ·  No category

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picture ['pɪktʃɚ] 词频1 词根: pict
n. 照片，画像;图画，图片;影片;情景; vt. 构想，想象;描绘，画;描述;
💡 pict描画+ure名词后缀 → 图画，照片
"The picture hung aslant."
照片挂歪了。
近义：illustrate, imagine, portray, represent, sketch, visualise
someone ['sʌmwʌn] 词频1
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
sunset ['sʌnsɛt] 词频2
n. 日落（时），薄暮;晚霞;黄昏; adj. 定期废止的;
💡 sun太阳+set安置好 → 日落
"Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered."
每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
近义：sundown, dusk, eventide 反义：morn, morning, aurora, awakening, sunup, dawn
take [tek] 词频1
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
stop [stɑp] 词频1
vi. 停止;中断;逗留;（使）停止工作; vt. 塞住;堵塞;阻挠;止付; n. 停止;（管风琴的）音栓;停车站;（管风琴的）音管;
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一辆警车开过来与我们并排，示意我们停下来。
近义：impede, arrest, obstruct, paralyse, paralyze, stalemate 反义：implement, roll, start, action, activate, improve
city ['sɪti] 词频1 词根: 城市
n. 城市;全市居民;（由国王或女王授予特权，通常有大教堂的）特许市;（由政府授予特权的）特权市;
💡 CT(谐音）：做CT要到大 城市
"Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department."
有几家报纸声称该市警察部门腐败。
近义：settlement, town, burg, metropolitan, municipal, urban 反义：municipality, settlement, village, burg, locality

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