Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.
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pron. 每人，人人;大伙儿;各位;
💡 every每个 +body 人→ pron.每人，人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一声令下, 大家就一起用桨把船撑离河岸.
近义：each, all, everyone
adv. 相等地;平等地;公正地;平均;
💡 equ 相等 + ally ...地 → adv. 同样地；相等地
"Diet and exercise are equally important."
饮食和锻炼同样重要。
近义：likewise, similarly, too, alike, equitably, evenly
反义：unequally, disproportionately
adj. 堕落的，道德败坏的;贪污的，腐败的;腐烂的;（文献等）错误百出的;
vt. 使腐败;使堕落;使腐烂;
vi. 堕落;腐化;腐烂;
💡 cor共同+rupt断→全部断→变坏的，腐败的
"The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers."
警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
近义：debase, pervert, retrogress, rot, bastardise, bastardize
反义：honor, magnify, respect, revere, reverence, venerate
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
pron. 他[她，它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。
近义：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
v. 关系( regard的过去式和过去分词 ); 注意; （尤指以某种方式）注视; 尊敬
近义：appreciated, popular, prized, respected, valued