No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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animal ['ænɪml] 词频1 词根: anim
n. 动物,兽,牲畜;<俚>家畜,牲口;<俚>畜生(一般的人);兽性; adj. 动物的;肉体的;肉欲的;
💡 anim生命,精神+al名词后缀→有生命的东西→动物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我对动物毛过敏。
近义:beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly 反义:vegetal
furniture ['fɝnɪtʃɚ] 词频1 词根: furnish
n. 家具;设备;附属品;
💡 furni 安置+ ture表名词→ n.家具;装置,设备
"furniture stored in the attic"
存放在阁楼的家具
近义:housefurnishings, movables, suite, furnishings 反义:immovables, realty, estate
absolutely ['æbsəlutli] 词频2 词根: solv
adv. 绝对地;完全地;毫无疑问地;[语]独立地,分离地;
💡 ab不+solute松开+ly...地→不松开地→绝对地
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义:positively, quite, stark, thoroughly, totally, unconditionally 反义:likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
conversation [,kɑnvɚ'seʃən] 词频1 词根: con
n. 交谈,会话;交往,交际;会谈;(人与计算机的)人机对话;
💡 con共同+vers转变+ation表名词 → 使大家共同转变态度的会谈 → 会话,非正式会谈
"I had a long conversation with her the other day."
前几天我与她作了一次长谈。
近义:natter, speech, talk, talking, discussion, chat
jump [dʒʌmp]
vt. 跳;跳过;快速移动;(因吃惊、害怕或激动而)猛地一动; vi. 暴涨;跳跃;猛增; n. 猛长,暴涨;(需要跳越的)障碍;跳伞;
💡 象棋车(ju)马(m)炮(p)不停地 跳
"My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience."
我第一次跳伞的经历很令人激动。
近义:hop, leap, spring, vault, bound, hurdle
dining ['dainiŋ]
n. 进餐; v. 吃饭,进餐( dine的现在分词 );设宴款待,请客;
"The bedrooms are upstairs and the dining - room is downstairs."
寝室在楼上,餐厅在楼下.
近义:refectory, canteen

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