Man is tormented by no greater anxiety than to find someone quickly to whom he can hand over that great gift of freedom with which the ill-fated creature is born.
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n. 焦虑,忧虑;切望,渴望;令人焦虑的事;挂念;
💡 anxi苦恼,焦虑+ety状态 →焦虑,渴望
"Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety."
安定剂通常用于治疗焦躁。
近义:anxiousness, apprehension, longing, misery, misgiving, pang
反义:imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
pron. 某人,有人;
n. 某个人;
💡 some某些+one一个 → 某人
"Someone must have blabbed to the police."
一定有人向警方告密了。
近义:anybody, anyone, one, somebody
adv. 迅速地;立即;马上;
💡 quick迅速的+ly表副词 →迅速地
"The party was arranged quickly."
聚会很快就安排好了。
近义:apace, hurriedly, lightly, precipitately, promptly, rapidly
反义:leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
n. 赠品,礼物;天赋;赠送;天资;
vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力(或才能等);授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与;礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
n. 自由,自主;直率;特权,特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
n. 生物,动物;人;创造物;(他人的)工具;
💡 cre产生+ at=ate表动词 + ure表名词→ create创造 + ure表名词 → 创造物,生物
"The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature."
榛睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。
近义:inbeing, being, entity, wight, animal
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"Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him."