I will not allow yesterday's success to lull me into today's complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure.
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n. 昨天;往昔;<正式>过去;
adv. 在昨天,在昨日;近来;
💡 yester昨日+day一天 → 昨天
"Believe it or not, he was here yesterday as large as life."
信不信由你, 他昨天确确实实是在这儿.
近义:lately, past, yore
n. 成功,成就;好成绩,好结果;成功的人(或物);
💡 suc在…下面+cess行走→在后面跟着前人走→成功;胜利
"He had finally achieved success."
他终于获得了成功。
近义:hit, arrival, triumph, trump, victory, win
反义:infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
n. 地基;基础;基金(会);粉底;
💡 found基础+ation表名词 → 基础,地基
"to lay the foundation stone of the new museum"
为新建博物馆奠基
近义:implantation, instauration, laying, mainstay, mount, plinth
n. 失败,不及格;缺乏,不足;破产,倒闭;失败的事,失败者;
💡 fail犯错误,欺骗+ure名词后缀→错误状态→失败
"The Prime Minister expressed her regret at the failure of the talks."
首相对谈判失败表示遗憾.
近义:impairment, malfunction, breakdown, diddly, damage, turkey
反义:hit, arrival, success, trump, vanquishing, victory
vt. 允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事);
vi. 容许;考虑;
💡 都(all)低下(low)头,表 同意
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不会允许他在外待得很晚。
近义:license, authorize, permit, warrant, licence, commission
反义:inhibit, interdict, outlaw, preclude, prevent, prohibit
vt. 使镇静,使安静;哄,哄骗;使入睡;
vi. 平静,安静;平息;减弱;停止;
n. 暂停;间歇;暂时平静;催眠的东西;
"The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes."
药物使辛普森安静了30分钟.
近义:hush, appease, assuage, mollify, pacify, placate
反义:arouse, awake, awaken, rekindle, revive, wake