A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
Mark Twain  ·  Truth

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truth [trʊθ] 词频1
n. 真理;真相,事实;忠实,忠诚;现实,现实性;
💡 tru相信,真实+th抽象名词 →事实,真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness 反义:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
travel ['trævl] 词频1 词根: tr-
n. 旅行;进行;移动;漫游; vi. 旅行;传送;前进,行进;[篮球]走步; vt. 经过,通过;游历;
"The agency will make travel arrangements for you. Alternatively, you can organize your own transport."
旅行社将为你安排旅行,或者你也可以自己安排交通工具。
近义:jaunt, journey, junket, tour, trip, fare 反义:fester
around [ə'raʊnd] 词频1
adv. 大约;旋转;到处,四处;在周围; prep. 围绕;在附近;前后,左右;在…周围;
💡 前缀:a 表示加强意义
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大约是五点钟到的。
近义:about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
halfway [,hæf'we]
adv. 在中途;到一半;在中间;大致上;
"It's about halfway between London and Bristol."
它大约位于伦敦和布里斯托尔的中间。
近义:partially, midway, between, betwixt, amidst 反义:absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
shoes [[ʃu:z]]
n. 鞋子(shoe的复数)
近义:footgear, footwear

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