I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on.
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vt.& vi. 记得;牢记;
vt. 记着;纪念;回想起;送钱[礼物]给…;
💡 re再+member记忆→再记得→回忆；记住
"She had a blackout and couldn't remember anything about the accident."
她眼前一黑，那场事故就怎么也想不起来了。
近义：awake, recall, recollect, retrospect, revive, celebrate
反义：neglect, overlook, shelve, unlearn, bury, disappear
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
vt.& vi. 用钱，花钱;
vt. 花费;消耗;花（时间）;度过;
n. （为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销;
💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费；耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反义：husband, keep, maintain, conserve
vt.& vi. 写;写信;写作;作曲;
💡 把名字write（写）right（对）
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。
近义：pen, redact, type, word, scribe, compose
adv. （坐、倒、躺）下;向下;（表示范围或顺序的限度）下至;
prep. （从高处）向下;（表示位置）在…的下方;（表示方向）沿着…向下;（表示时间）自…以来;
adj. 向下的;沮丧的;计算机或计算机系统停机;（以…）落后于对手的;
n. （鸟的）绒羽;绒毛;软毛;汗毛;
vt. 放下;（尤指大口或快速地）喝下;使摔倒;击落（敌机等）;
vi. [常用于祈使句中]下去;下来;卧倒;下降;
💡 音“铛”，铛的一声向下 落
"Calm down! Don't get so agitated."
冷静下来！别那么激动。
近义：lint, fluff, fuzz, ingurgitate, quaff, swallow
反义：above, overhead, upstairs, upward, upwards, aloft
v. 想要;希望;打算;需要…在场;
n. 需要的东西;缺少;贫穷;
💡 因为want 所以want 东西
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义：intend, like, mean, seek, will, wish
反义：scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay