I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
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vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通晓；认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
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
frightened
['fraɪtnd]
adj. 害怕的;受惊的;
v. （使）惊恐( frighten的过去式和过去分词);吓唬;
💡 fright惊恐+en表动词 + ed...的→ 受惊的, 受恐吓的
"Survivors waited for the rescue boats, dazed and frightened."
生还者不知所措，心有余悸，等待着救援船只。
近义：appalled, apprehensive, petrified, awed, awestricken, awestruck