Use what talents you have; the woods would have little music if no birds sang their song except those who sang best.
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vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对,表示异议(与 to 或 against连用);
💡 ex出+cept拿,抓,握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义:omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义:realize, accommodate, consider
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 歌曲;歌唱(艺术);诗歌,韵文;鸟叫声,鸟语;
💡 唱(sing)颂(song) 歌
"an incredibly cheesy love song"
一首极其庸俗的情歌
近义:hymn, aria, lay, lied, melody, ode
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;(个人的)最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西,最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败,胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义:badder, baddest, worse