The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard he is shown as a human being.
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n. 演员(尤指男演员);行动者;参与者;
💡 act行动,表演+or名词后缀,表示人 →行动者,男演员
"amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor"
关于他短暂演员生涯的趣闻逸事
近义:histrion, interpreter, artiste, performer, playactor, player
n. 艺术家;画家;能手;骗子;
💡 art艺术+ist表示从事某种职业的人→艺术家,画家
"He is considered the foremost British artist of this century."
他被认为是本世纪英国第一流的艺术家.
近义:longhair, artiste, showman, entertainer, performer, soloist
vt. 不顾;不理会;漠视,忽视;蔑视,轻视;
n. 漠视,忽视;不理,不顾;不尊重;
💡 dis 不、无、相反 + regard 意识→ vt. 不理会,漠视;n. 忽视,漠视
"Her actions manifested a complete disregard for personal safety."
她的行动表明她全然不顾个人安危.
近义:nonacquiescence, nonobservance, disobedience, ignore, neglect, overleap
反义:note, notice, perceive, sight, view, witness
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果;
n. 工作,操作;著作;工厂;行为,事业;
vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反义:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
n. 鞋;蹄铁;(汽车轮的)制动器,煞车;外胎;
vt. 为…钉蹄铁;给…穿上鞋;装防护物;
"dark brown shoe polish"
深棕色鞋油
近义:iron, horseshoe