The best [man] is like water.Water is good; it benefits all things and does not compete with them.It dwells in [lowly] places that all disdain.This is why it is so near to Tao.
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compete [kəm'pit] 词频2 词根: com
vi. 竞赛;竞争;比得上;参加比赛(或竞赛);
💡 com共同+pete追求→一起追→比赛
"The price must be right in order to compete internationally."
为了在国际上竞争,定价必须适当.
近义:race, strive, vie, contend, contest 反义:join, league, associate, merge, partner, unite
disdain [dɪs'den] 词频3 词根: dis
n. 鄙视,轻蔑; vt. 鄙视;不屑于做,不愿意做;
💡 dign, dain 有价值得,高贵
"to treat sb with disdain"
鄙视某人
近义:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay 反义:prize, relish, thank, treasure, value, acknowledge
best [bɛst] 词频1
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的; adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地; n. 佼佼者;(个人的)最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西,最合乎要求的事物; vt. [口]打败,胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip 反义:badder, baddest, worse
water ['wɔtɚ] 词频1
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域; v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
💡 字母W像水的波浪,联想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微风拂动水面.
近义:irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo
lowly [['ləuli]] 词频5
a. 地位低的, 卑下的, 谦卑的\\nadv. 位置低下的, 低声地, 谦逊地
近义:low, mean, odious, base, scurvy, sneaky
near [nɪr] 词频1
adv. (空间)在近处;在附近;(时间)临近;(程度)几乎; prep. (表示程度)接近;(表示位置)靠近;(表示时间)将近;接近于(某种状态); adj. 近的;亲密的;近似;(亲属关系)近亲;
"Police found fragments of glass near the scene."
警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。
近义:approach, approximate, hither, hithermost, immediate, approximal 反义:isolated, outlying, remote, retired, secluded, separate

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