I must be cruel, only to be kind:Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.
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remains
[rɪ'menz]
n. 遗骨,遗体,残骸,残余,遗迹;废墟,遗址,遗迹,剩余(物),余额;
v. 留下( remain 的第三人称单数);保持;留待;仍然是;
💡 re向后+mains留下 →剩余物
"Access to the documents remains restricted to civil servants."
这些文件仍仅限公务员使用.
近义:leavings, leftovers, litter, offal, riddlings, rubbish
prep. (表示位置)在…的后面;支持;(表示顺序)在身后;(表示比较)落后于;
adv. 在后面;向后;在后面较远处;(落)在后面;
n. 〈口〉屁股;
💡 be构成一些介词+hind藏在后面→在…后面
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义:back, posterior, rear, rearward, lagging, late
反义:quick, rapid, accelerated
aux. 必须;必然要;(做出逻辑推断);(表示坚持);
n. 必须做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必须;(提出建议)应该;得;(表示很可能或符合逻辑)一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
adj. 残酷的,残忍的;使人痛苦的,让人受难的;无情的,严酷的;
💡 可辱尔(谐音): 残酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母亲对孩子残忍是不近人情的.
近义:heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反义:merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological
n. 〈古〉方式,方法;本质,天性;同类;某类;
adj. 仁慈的,体贴的;友善的,好心的;温和;宽宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠,心地却十分善良。
近义:nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反义:heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish
adv. 于是,因此;如此,这样,像这样,例如;到这程度,到这地步,这么;如下;
conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气,结果损害了他们的健康。
近义:sic, so, that, this