The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things - bread and circuses!
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 一次,一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次,一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里,就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义:heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
adv. 其他;否则;另外;
adj. 别的;其他的;
"That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork."
那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已.
近义:other, otherwise, unequal, unlike, different, dissimilar
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己,它本身;自身,本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人类有足够的武器灭绝自己。
近义:herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves
adv. 渴望, 热衷于, 热切
近义:anxiously, hopefully, hungrily, impatiently, keenly, avidly
反义:impassively, indifferently, stolidly, unconcernedly, disinterestedly
n. 面包;食物;营养,营养物;生计;
vt. 在…上撒面包屑;
💡 不热的”(谐音) 面包不好吃 不(b)读(read)就不给 面包
"a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread"
一个淡而无味的汤、鱼加面包的食谱
近义:money, readies, brass, lolly, tender, cash