We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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v. 供认;坦白;承认;悔过;
💡 con全部+fess说→全部说出→承认,坦白
"I confess it with shame -- shrunk icily into myself, like a snail."
我羞愧地忏悔了 —— 冷冰冰地退缩, 像个蜗牛.
近义:own, accept, acknowledge, avow, concede, honor
反义:impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
vt.& vi. 说服;劝说;使相信;使信服;
💡 per贯穿,自始至终+suade劝→一直劝→劝说
"I failed in my attempt to persuade her."
我未能说服她。
近义:incite, induce, influence, proselytize, sway, convert
反义:unsell, deter, discourage
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
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
adv. 大大地;夸大地;详细地;顺风地;
adj. 大的;大规模的;大型号的;广泛的;
v. 玩个痛快;(尤指跳舞和饮酒)作乐;
"The two large classrooms have been assigned to us."
这两间大教室分配给了我们。
近义:major, sizeable, big, sizable, some, capital
反义:small