The government is unresponsive to the needs of the little man. Under 5'7', it is impossible to get your congressman on the phone.
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n. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖,治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义:ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反义:mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不,无,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对,没法让她高兴。
近义:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反义:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 电话;听筒;(发声或使用声音的)工具;说某种语言的;
vt.& vi. 打电话(给某人);
💡 phon声音 + e → n.电话,电话机;耳机
"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:telephone, call, blower, pronunciation, telephonic, ring
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
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. <美>国会议员(尤指众议员);
"The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics."
这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复.
近义:deputy, representative, burgess