Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance, And toss them on the wheels of Chance.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. (某人的)命运;富有;幸运;[常作复数](人生事件中的)时运;
vt. 给予财富;
vi. 偶然发生;
💡 fortun=luck运+e表名词 → 运气,命运
"He amassed a fortune from silver mining."
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
近义:hazard, luck, accident, cess, chance, dace
反义:jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
n. 愉快;娱乐;令人高兴的事;
vt. 使高兴;使满意;
vi. 觉得高兴,享受;寻欢作乐;
💡 pleas=please令人高兴的+ure名词后缀,表行为、状态 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐.
近义:please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反义:indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
vt. (使)前进;将…提前;预付;提出;
vi. (数量等)增加;向前推(至下一步);上涨;
n. 增长;借款;(价格、价值的)上涨;预付款;
adj. 预先的;先行的;
💡 ab(from)+ance(before)→前进
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
近义:volunteer, propose, propound, prepayment, retainer, improve
反义:involute, back, reappear, recede, retrocede, retrogress
vt.& vi. (轻轻或漫不经心地)扔;(使)摇荡;摇匀;(为…)掷硬币决定;
n. 掷硬币决定;向上甩头;猛仰头(尤指表示恼怒或不耐烦);(尤指比赛或游戏中)投掷;
💡 投掷(谐音): 投掷 to+ss(boss):把雨伞 扔给老板
"To prevent any argument, I'll toss you for who does the washing - up."
为避免争执, 我和你来掷钱币决定谁洗碗碟.
近义:heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, bandy
反义:pick, scavenge, scoop, seize, snatch, take
n. 机会,机遇;概率,可能性;偶然,运气;
v. 偶然发生;冒险;碰巧;偶然被发现;
adj. 意外的;偶然的;碰巧的;
💡 碰巧有 机会阐(chan)述我的计策(ce)
"I would do it if I had the chance."
如果我有机会的话,我也会那么做。
近义:hazard, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, risk, stake
反义:assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness