When I was young, I used to think that wealth and power would bring me happiness... I was right.
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n. 幸福;高兴;恰当;合适;
💡 happi=happy快乐+ness表名词→ 幸福,快乐
"I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity."
我祝你生活幸福、万事如意.
近义:joy, pleasure, bliss, blithe, eudaemonia, eudaimonia
反义:misery, misfortune, sadness, wretchedness, infelicity, discontent
adj. 年幼的;有朝气的;年轻人的;青年的;
n. 年轻人;幼小的动物,崽;
💡 秧”(谐音)苗当然是 年轻的。有(U)勇(yong)的 年轻人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
近义:offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful
反义:antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的;
v. 使用( use的过去式和过去分词);常常,经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反义:unused, unworn
vt. 想;思索;以为;看待;
vi. 思辩;考虑;构想;回忆;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
💡 深刻(谐音):深刻的思 想 我在想(think)该如何感谢(thank)他们
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去,他们就会认为你不合群。
近义:imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
n. 财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
💡 we(我们)+a(人)+alt(种子,秃木和树)- 财富 财富无(w)健康(health)重要
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
财富分配不公
近义:riches, richness, treasure, fortune, opulence, abundance
反义:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
n. [机]动力,功率;力量;政权,权力;强国,大国;
vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量;
vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进;
adj. 权力的;机械能的,电动的;用电力(或动力)发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反义:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility