People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved.
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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. 痛苦的;(肉体)疼的;费力的,(工作)困难的;讨厌的,使人厌烦的;
💡 pain疼痛 + ful ...的 → 痛苦的, 疼痛的, 费力的
"a painful and lingering death"
痛苦而拖延时日的死亡
近义:labored, laborious, sore, sorrowful, troublesome, trying
反义:simple, uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, facile
adj. 不重要的;微小的;毫无意义的;不足道;
💡 in 不 + sign 记号 + ific产生...de + ant 属于...的,具有...的 → adj.无关紧要的, 可忽略的, 无意义的
"The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant."
河水中的化学物质含量不容忽视。
近义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
反义:appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
n. 成功,成就;好成绩,好结果;成功的人(或物);
💡 suc在…下面+cess行走→在后面跟着前人走→成功;胜利
"He had finally achieved success."
他终于获得了成功。
近义:hit, arrival, triumph, trump, victory, win
反义:infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
adv. 很少,罕见;难得;不大;
"He had seldom seen a child with so much talent."
有如此天赋的孩子他以往没见过几个。
近义:infrequently, rarely
反义:manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually
halting
['hɔ:ltiŋ]
adj. 跛的;蹒跚的;踌躇的;迟疑不决的;
v. (使)停下来( halt的现在分词 );
"Shyness made the girl speak in a halting manner."
因害羞那姑娘说话结结巴巴.
近义:apprehension, standstill, stop, stoppage, stopping, check