An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.
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adj. 重大的,重要的;严重的;[音乐]沉重的;(颜色等)朴素的;
adv. 沉重地,庄重地;极慢地;
n. 坟墓,墓穴;埋葬…的地方;下场;死亡;
vt. 雕刻;铭记;
💡 grav 重+e → 重大的,庄重的
"We visited Grandma's grave."
我们给祖母扫了墓。
近义:calk, caulk, sculpt, sculpture, carve, chisel
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 愚人,傻瓜;受骗者;有癖好的人;受愚弄的人;
vt. 愚弄,欺骗;浪费,虚度;闹笑话;游手好闲;
vi. 开玩笑;欺骗;戏弄;
adj. 愚蠢的;傻的;
"Don't be such a bloody fool."
别像个大傻瓜似的。
近义:hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, outmaneuver, bamboozle
n. 脚;底部;英尺(=12 英寸或 30。48 厘米);脚步;
vt. 走,踏;
vt.& vi. 结算,总计,共计;
"In a pinch, you could get home on foot."
在万不得已时, 你可以步行回家.
近义:subvene, defray, tootsy, tootsie, mount, rock
doting
['dotɪŋ]
adj. 老糊涂的;溺爱的,偏爱的;
v. 溺爱,宠爱,过分地喜爱( dote的现在分词 );
"His doting parents bought him his first racing bike at 13."
宠爱他的父母在他13岁时就给他买了第一辆竞速自行车。
adv. 早已,已经;先前;
💡 all(所有)+ready(准备):所有都准备好了- 已经
"He was already aboard the plane."
他已经登机了。
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