Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.
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adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验,尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
vi. 成功;继承;
vt. 继承,继任,继位;随…之后;
💡 suc在…下面+ceed走→从下走到上面→成功
"I'm determined to succeed."
我决心要获得成功。
近义:prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
反义:miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle, flop
n. 民众;民主国家;民主主义;民主政治;
💡 demo人民+cracy统治;\"人民统治\"→人民做主→民主;民主政治,民主政体;民主主义
"the principles of democracy"
民主原则
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. 社交聚会;党,党派;当事人;同类,伙伴;
v. 为…举行社交聚会;为…请客;参加社交聚会;
adj. 政党的,党派的;社交的,聚会的;共有的,共同的;
💡 派对(谐音): 聚会{开party} 部分(part)丫头(y) 集会组 党
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:roister, carouse, celebrate, feast, revelry, bash
反义:bore
adj. 级别最高的;总的;主要的;最重要的;
n. 族长;酋长;首领;主管人员;
💡 欺付(谐音): 首领欺付小弟
"Air Chief Marshal Sir Robin Hall"
空军上将罗宾∙霍尔爵士
近义:head, headman, manager, principal, boss, gaffer
反义:helper, houseboy, lackey, lacquey, maid, manservant