It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought.
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adj. 坚固的,坚牢的;坚定的,坚决的;严格的;确定的;
vt.& vi. 使坚固;使坚实;
n. 商号,商行;公司;企业;工作集体;
adv. 坚定地,稳固地;
vt. 使坚定,使牢固;
vi. 变坚实,变稳固;
💡 firm =firm,表示”坚定,坚固”
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义:office, bureau, business, company, concern, corporation
反义:astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
n. 胡说,废话;荒谬的念头;愚蠢的行为;胡闹;
adj. 无意义的;荒谬的;
int. 荒唐;
💡 non无+sense感觉,意义→无意义
"Reports that he has resigned are nonsense."
有关他已经辞职的报道是无稽之谈。
近义:hogwash, applesauce, muddleheadedness, absurdity, pedantry, poppycock
反义:judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
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
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
n. 锚;锚状物;靠山;压阵队员;
vt. 抛锚,抛锚泊船;使固定,使稳固;使稳定;在…任节目主持人;
vi. 抛锚,停泊;固定;[体]任主要运动员;主持节目;
adj. 最后一棒的,末捧的;
💡 俺渴(谐音): 抛锚 停泊,让俺喝点水 叔叔(uncle)会 抛锚(anchor) anchor-ankle:船的 踝部固定躺身
"to drop anchor"
抛锚
近义:hold, moor, attach, base, secure, tie
反义:loose, loosen, release, remove, unbind, unbuckle
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling