America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.

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friendly ['frɛndli] 词频1 词根: friend
adj. 友好的,亲密的;有帮助的;互助的; n. 友谊赛;
💡 friend朋友+ly...的→友好的
"He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner."
他为人厚道,待人亲切,虽然态度有点粗鲁.
近义:hearty, hospitable, approachable, kind, kindly, likable 反义:inimical, litigious, opposing, pernicious, polemic, pugnacious
large [lɑrdʒ] 词频1
adv. 大大地;夸大地;详细地;顺风地; adj. 大的;大规模的;大型号的;广泛的; v. 玩个痛快;(尤指跳舞和饮酒)作乐;
"The two large classrooms have been assigned to us."
这两间大教室分配给了我们。
近义:major, sizeable, big, sizable, some, capital 反义:small
small [smɔl] 词频1
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的,卑劣的;细微的,微弱的; adv. 小小地;卑鄙地; n. 细小部分,腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty 反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
room [rum] 词频1
n. 房间;空间;余地;房间里所有的人; vt. 租房,合住;为…提供住处;投宿,住宿;留…住宿;
"a stuffy, airless room"
空气沉闷不通风的房间
近义:lodge, dwell, precinct, quarter, saloon, stance
time [taɪm] 词频1
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次; vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢; vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子; adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的; int. [体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
tail [teil] 词频1
n. 尾;尾部;燕尾服;尾随者; vt. 跟踪;装上尾巴; vi. 队伍单行行进时拉长或产生间隔;侦察队两两散开;[建筑学] 嵌上,搭上;
💡 那个童话(tale)里的动物没有 尾巴 太矮了(谐音): 尾巴 网友:马胜敏 补充:1:她(t)爱人(ai)长得像一(l)条狗尾巴
"a dog with a curly tail"
卷尾巴的狗
近义:tailgate, scut, end

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