I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.
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adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 分类，类别;品质，本性;方法;一群;
vt.& vi. 分类;整顿，整理;适合;
vt. 挑选;把…分类;将…排顺序;
vi. 分类;交往;协调;
💡 sort(kind)→种类；分类；整理；拣选
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
这种光线下你看不清楚，其实我的新外衣带棕色。
近义：arrange, order, organise, organize, pigeonhole, range
反义：jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
adv. 最后，终于;总算;末后;结果;
💡 fin 结束，范围+ ally 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.最后；不可更改的
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义：last, lastly, ultimately, definitively, eventually
反义：mainly, primarily, first, firstly, foremost
n. 结论;结局;断定，决定;推论;
💡 con共同+clus关闭+ion名词后缀 → 结论，结束
"I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job."
我断定他不适合做这项工作。
近义：implication, inference, corollary, deduction, aftermath, finding
反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, rising, root
n. 意识，观念;知觉;觉悟;感觉;
💡 con全部+sci知道+ous形容词后缀+ness表示抽象名词 →意识，觉悟，知觉
"I can't remember any more—I must have lost consciousness ."
我想不起来了—我当时一定是失去了知觉。
近义：perception, awareness, cognizance, conscience, alertness
反义：stupor, catalepsy, coma
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的;
v. 使用（ use的过去式和过去分词）;常常，经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义：outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反义：unused, unworn