What we do is less than a drop in the ocean. But if it were missing, the ocean would lack something.

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missing ['mɪsɪŋ] 词频2 词根: 投掷
adj. 失去的;下落不明的; v. 错过( miss的现在分词);
💡 miss 表示“丢失”\" + ing [名词后缀],构成抽象名词,表示行为、状态、情况及其他 → a.缺掉的,失去的
"The missing letter had been misfiled."
找不着的那封信放错地方了。
近义:absent, lost, astray, mislaid, stray, departed 反义:coexistent, contemporary, current, existent, left, leftover
less [les] 词频1
adj. 较少的(little的比较级);较小的;较次的,较劣的;较不重要的; adv. 较少地,较小地; prep. 减去;少掉;不足; n. 较少,较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义:least, lesser, minus
drop [drɑp] 词频1 词根: dr-
vt.& vi. (使)落下;投下;(使)降低;减少; vt. 放弃;停止;(故意)降下;垂下(眼睛); n. 滴;空投;降落;少量; vi. (水或其他液体)滴;结束;(因受伤或死等)倒下;退出;
"to drop anchor"
抛锚
近义:tumble, loose, lower, reduce, slump, decline 反义:heave, heft, hoist, jack, lift, raise
ocean ['oʃən] 词频1
n. 洋;海洋;大海;(地球上划分出的)洋;
"the depths of the ocean"
海洋的深处
近义:sea
lack [læk] 词频1
vt. 缺乏,缺少;需要的东西; n. 缺乏,不足,没有;缺少的东西;
💡 辣味(la)公鸡(ck)很 缺乏
"Her brain was befogged by lack of sleep."
她因缺乏睡眠而头脑昏沉。
近义:necessitate, need, require, want, inadequacy, inefficiency 反义:lavishness, lot, luxuriance, luxuriancy, overabundance, plentifulness

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