Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better.
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pron. 没有人,无人;
n. 小人物,无足轻重的人;
💡 no无 +body 人→ pron.谁也不;无人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
没人能够反驳他的说法。
近义:none
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
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
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族;
v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑(r=run)第一(ace,扑克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反义:pace
adv. 足够地,充足地;十分地;
adj. 充足的;足够的;
n. 充分,足够;满足;
int. 够了;
"How were they going to raise enough money for it?"
他们怎样来为此筹集足够的资金 呢 ?
近义:sufficient, sufficing, rather, sufficiently, considerably, amply
反义:inadequate, lacking, scanty, scarce, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗?
近义:learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet