[George Bush] has raised taxes on the people driving pickup trucks and lowered taxes on the people riding in limousines. We can do better.
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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
pickup
['pɪkʌp]
n. 收集;<口>搭车(者);唱机唱头;小卡车;
adj. 临时凑成的,偶然认识的;
💡 pick捡+up向上→拾起,获得;皮卡,敞篷小型运货卡车
"a pickup in the housing market"
房市景气的好转
近义:apprehension, arrest, arresting, pinch, remand, seizure
n. 灌木(丛);[机械学](金属)衬套;[电学](绝缘)套管;类似灌木的东西(尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛);
vi. 丛生;灌木般丛生;浓密(或茂密)地生长;生密枝;
vt. 加(金属)衬套于;加套管于;用耙耙平(耕地);以灌木(或灌木丛)装饰(或覆盖、围绕、围住、支撑、标志、保护等);
adj. (豆科植物等)如灌木般长得低矮的;粗野的;粗鲁的;粗糙但实用的;
💡 不稀(谐音):茂密的 灌木丛 布什(Bush)总统躲在 灌木丛中
"Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!"
别拐弯抹角, 直截了当地说吧!
近义:shrub, bushing, ferrule
riding
[['raidiŋ]]
n. 骑, 乘车, 乘, 骑术, 骑马
近义:horsemanship, equestrianism, equestrianship, equitation, ride, anchorage
adj. 较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 胜过;上进;
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我们希望明天天气转好。
近义:improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反义:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy