Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking.
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n. 攻击;袭击,进攻;威胁,殴打;侵犯人身;
vt. 袭击;强暴;使(感官)难受;
vi. 发起攻击;动武;
💡 as一再+sault跳→跳起来→进攻
"Both men were charged with assault."
两人均被控侵犯他人身体罪。
近义:heist, hijack, invade, assail, attack, raid
反义:preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter
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
adj. 野生的;野蛮的;狂热的;荒凉的;
n. 荒野;未开化的地方;偏远地区;人烟稀少的地区;
adv. 疯狂地;胡乱地;
💡 与温和的(mild)相反(m-w)即 野蛮的
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象,成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义:backland, steppe, thicket, bushes, chaparral, nonsensical
反义:heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, moderate, precautious
unthinking
[[ʌn'θiŋkiŋ]]
a. 欠考虑的, 不留心的, 无思考能力的
近义:inconsiderate, irreflexive, mindless, reckless, thoughtless, unconsidered