Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.
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n. 毅力 ;韧性;不屈不挠的精神;
💡 persever- 表”坚持”
"They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty."
他们面对困难表现了坚强的毅力。
近义:insistence, persistence, persistency, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, sedulousness
反义:hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, irresolution, mutability, unsteadiness
n. 暴力,强暴,暴虐;猛烈,激烈;歪曲(事实),曲解(意义);冒渎,不敬;
💡 viol六弦琴+ence名词后缀 → 暴力,强暴
"The group does not advocate the use of violence."
该团体不支持使用暴力。
近义:rabidity, rabidness
反义:kindness, meekness, mildness, peacefulness, placidity, sugariness
vt.& vi. 战胜,克服;压倒,制服,…不堪;
vt. 被(烟、感情等)熏[压]倒,使受不了;
vi. 受到…的极大影响;
💡 over在上,在外+come来→来到上面→战胜,克服
"They would overcome them with their wit."
他们将用智慧战胜这些困难。
近义:master, overpower, overwhelm, pip, subdue, subjugate
pron. 他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练,能够对付持刀袭击。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
adj. 占优势的;主要的;普遍的;盛行的;
v. 获胜( prevail的现在分词 );盛行;说服;( 思想、观点等)被接受;
"We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons."
地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
近义:mainstream, outlasting, predominant, predominating, prevalent, reigning
adv. 同时;在一起;一致地;不间断地;
adj. 稳定可靠的;做事有效率的;
💡 to(去)+get(得到)+her(她):只有得到她才能跟她在 一起
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义:jointly, overall, simultaneously, bodily, collaboratively, collectively