A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience.
John Updike  ·  Boredom

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healthy ['hɛlθi] 词频2 词根: /hi:/
adj. 健康的;健全的;大量的;有益于健康的;
💡 health健康 + y ...的→ a.健康的;有益健康的
"an awareness of the importance of eating a healthy diet"
认识到健康饮食的重要性
近义:healthful, invigorating, lush, sound, vigorous, well 反义:ill, indisposed, infirm, sickly, suffering, unwell
adult ['ædʌlt] 词频2 词根: ad
adj. 成熟的;(智力、思想、行为)成熟的;成年人的;成年的; n. 成年的人或动物;
💡 al, ol, ul 生长,滋养,营养
"Children must be accompanied by an adult."
儿童必须要有大人陪同。
近义:grownup, mature, grown 反义:juvenile, lad, minor, stripling, teen, teenager
weight [wet] 词频1
n. 重量,体重;重担,重任;重要;[统]权,加重值,权重; vt. 加重于,使变重;使负重,使负担或压迫;[统]使加权,附加加重值于;
💡 weigh(重)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→重量;重要
"The roof collapsed under the weight of snow."
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
近义:oppress, overburden, overwhelm, persecute, burden, cumber 反义:unburden, unload, dump
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
patience ['peʃns] 词频2 词根: pass
n. 耐心,耐性;忍耐;单人纸牌游戏;
💡 pati忍受 + ence表示性质、状态 → n.忍耐,容忍,耐心
"Everyone admired her patience and unfailing good humour."
人人都佩服她的耐心和永不衰减的好脾气。
近义:resignation, accordance, acquiescence, compliance, conformance, conformity 反义:restlessness, unrest
male [mel] 词频2
adj. 男性的;雄性的;有力的;[植]雄性的,仅有雄蕊的; n. 男;雄性动物;[植]雄性植物;马累[马律];
💡 妈妈(ma)喜欢快乐(le)的 男性 网友:yqy补充: 源自man
"a bastion of male privilege"
大男子主义的堡垒
近义:man, manly, masculine 反义:lady, bint, judy, cunnus, female, feme

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