The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt.& vi. 与…作战;争斗;
n. 战争,战役;比赛,较量;长期论战或长期作战;激烈的竞争;
💡 batt打,走+le表名词 → 战斗
"the battle of Waterloo"
滑铁卢战役
近义:strive, struggle, tilt, vie, war, wrestle
反义:reconcile, impasse, armistice, respite, truce, ceasefire
n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,头脑,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,决心,见解,意见;记忆,记性,记忆力,回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;开会;介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 沟,渠;战壕;
vt. 掘沟;
vi. 挖战壕;侵害;
💡 trench=cut切,割→被雨水切割出来的沟 → 壕沟
"They recaptured their trench."
他们重新夺回了堑壕.
近义:retrench, ditch, entrench, moat, entrenchment, foss
n. 战争,战争状态;斗争,冲突;军事行为;兵火;
💡 war战争+fare经过 → 战争(状态);斗争,冲突
"Metal - wheeled chariots are the prototype of the tanks of modern warfare."
金属轮战车是现代战争中坦克的原型.
近义:battle, war, confrontation, armament, armaments, arms
n. 地形,地势;地面,地带;[地理]岩层;(知识的)领域范围;
💡 terr地+ain表名词 → 地形;地域
"It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain."
我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带.
近义:area, realm, world, domain, field, ground
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe