It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
— Seneca  ·  No category

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little ['lɪtl] 词频1
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的; adv. 不多，略微;少许，一点;短时间地; n. （表示否定）微少;没有多少;短时间; det. （数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny 反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
poor [pʊr] 词频1
adj. 贫穷的，贫乏的;令人怜悯的，可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的; n. the poor 贫困者，穷人;
💡 穿破（po）衣服的人（or），是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义：indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy 反义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
craves
v. 渴望, 热望( crave的第三人称单数 ); 恳求, 请求

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"It is better, of cours, to know useless things than to know nothing."
"The most onerous slavery is to be a slave to oneself."
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