For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive.
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adj. 最高的;至高的，无上的;最重要的;（程度）很大的;
💡 supe(above)+eme(表最高级的后缀)→最高的；至尊的；无上的；最重要的；最后的
"The vice-president must now take on the mantle of supreme power."
副总统现在必须承担起最高权力的重任。
近义：hegemonic, hegemonical, hegemonist, highest, paramount, perfect
反义：lesser, lower, minor, undermost
n. 胜利;巨大的成就;（成功的）典范;（巨大成功或胜利的）心满意足;
vi. 获胜;克服;打败;战胜;
💡 triumph- 表”完成,凯旋”
"Her triumph was a cause for celebration ."
她的胜利是庆祝的理由。
近义：succeed, win, overcome, conquer, hit, arrival
反义：miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle, flop
adv. 完美地;理想地;完全地;无瑕疵地;
💡 per全部+fect做+ ly ...地 → perfect全部做完=完美的+ly...地 → 完美地
"The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said."
证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定.
近义：ideally, optimally, pretty, quite, very, completely
反义：lamely, defectively, faultily
adj. 活着的;活泼的;有生气的;敏感的;
💡 a在…，…的+live活→活的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义：live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, passionate
反义：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
n. 花;精华;开花植物;
vi. 开花;繁荣;成熟;
vt. 使开花;用花装饰;
💡 落 花流（flow）水（er=water）
"The flower show is a yearly event in our town."
我们镇上的花展一年举行一次.
近义：leaf, bloom, blossom, bud, burgeon, effloresce
n. 野兽;人面兽心的人;讨厌的人（或事物）;老顽固，坏蛋;
💡 逼死它”（谐音)：使 野兽无路可走后捉住 be(是)+ast(est最):最好的人是 禽兽 网友：zxl 补充：b(be)-east(东方） 野兽是东方的
"The unicorn is an imaginary beast."
独角兽是幻想出来的动物.
近义：crittur, spitfire, critter, animal, idiot, oaf