Greatness is not in were we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind, and somtimes agaisnt it - but sail we must. And not drift, nor lie at anchor.
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n. 方向;趋势;方面;用法说明;
💡 di使...变成+rect直+ion名词后缀 →指示,指引,说明,指导;[批引的方位] 方向,方位
"She cast a welcoming smile in his direction."
她向他微笑以示欢迎。
近义:heading, line, orientation, path, route, tack
adv. 有时,间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义:occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 伟大;崇高;著名;大;
"A man's deed is the touchstone of his greatness or littleness."
行动是一个人伟大或者渺小的试金石.
近义:immensity, magnitude, majesty, stateliness, vastness, grandeur
反义:nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
n. 台,看台;立场;停止;抵抗;
vi. 站立,起立;竖直放置;保持看法;停滞;
vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承担责任;
vt.& vi. 站立,(使)直立,站着;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义:suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure
反义:placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield
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
vi. 航行;起航;驾驶帆船;
vt. 航行;开船;(水禽)游泳;驾驶(船);
n. 帆船;航行;帆状物;航行距离;
"The ship was given the all-clear to sail."
这艘船获得了航行许可。
近义:navigate, cruise, launch, pilot, ride