Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

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neither ['niðɚ]
adj. (两者)都不的; pron. 两者都不; adv. 两个都不;既不…也不; conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非;皆不;两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协,问题就在这里。
近义:no, either 反义:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
completion [kəm'pliʃən] 词频4 词根: com
n. 完成,结束;实现;[数]求全法;期满;
💡 com全部+plet满,填满+ion名词后缀 →成就;圆满
"the completion of the new hospital building"
新医院大楼的竣工
近义:termination, upshot, finalisation, windup, close, closing 反义:inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
snow [sno] 词频1
n. 雪,雪花;积雪;雪季; vt. 使纷纷落下;使变白;下雪;被雪覆盖,被雪阻挡; vi. 降雪;
💡 下雪是织女正在(now)一片一片的撕(s)白布
"Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads."
大雪导致道路上交通一片混乱。
近义:appal, appall, overburden, overwhelm, swamp, whelm
rain [ren] 词频1
n. 雨;(热带地区的)雨季,雨天;雨点般降落的东西;<俚>电子流; vt.& vi. (雨)降下,(使)降落;大量地给,(使)大量落下;
💡 润(谐音):春 雨润物细无声
"By the looks of it, we shan't have much rain this month."
看样子这个月雨水也不会很多.
近义:shower, rainfall, pluvial
heat [hi:t] 词频1 词根: /hi:/
n. 热,热度,高温;热烈,激烈;(身体的)发烧,发热;发情; vt.&vi. 使温暖,使热;激发…的感情,使兴奋;
"This new boiler generates more heat than the old one."
这个新锅炉产生的热量比旧锅炉多.
近义:warm, temperature, warmth, rut, oestrus, estrus 反义:ice, nip, congeal, cool, freeze, chill
gloom [glu:m] 词频3 词根: gl-
n. 昏暗,阴暗;忧郁; vi. 变黑,变暗;忧郁,沮丧; vt. 使变黑,变暗;使忧伤,沮丧;
"Her mood could swing rapidly from gloom to exhilaration."
她的情绪可能在转瞬之间从阴郁转向兴奋.
近义:heartsickness, hopelessness, melancholy, mournfulness, ruefulness, sadness

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