[The body is] a marvelous machine...a chemical laboratory, a power-house. Every movement, voluntary or involuntary, full of secrets and marvels!
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n. 机器,机械;机械般的人;核心;
vt. 用机器制造,用机器加工;
vi. 被机器切削;
💡 mach机器+ine表名词 → 机器
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了几次电话,但只有电话答录机答话。
近义:system, setup, engine, machinery, hardware, lathe
adj. 化学的;用化学方法制造的,化学作用的;
n. 化学药品,化学制品;
💡 chem化学 + ical ...的 → a.化学的 n.化学制品
"chemical additives in petrol"
汽油中的化学添加剂
近义:reactant, reactor, reagent, adjuvant, chemic
n. 运动;活动;动作,举动;乐章;
💡 move动+ment表名词 →运动
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
这防盗警报器一动就会响。
近义:motion, moving, progress, speed, translocation, displacement
adj. 自愿的,自发的;志愿的;故意的,有意的;[法]无偿的;
n. 自愿者;自愿行动;即兴演奏,自选节目;自愿地做的工作;
💡 volunt自愿,意愿+ary形容词后缀→志愿的,自愿的
"The system of AIDS voluntary testing shall be implemented."
第十三条实行艾滋病自愿检测制度。
近义:intentional, premeditated, purposive, spontaneous, wilful, willful
反义:indispensable, astricted, necessary, needful, obligated, obligatory
adj. 无意识做出的,非故意的;非自愿的,不随意的;不由自主的;
💡 in非,不+volunt意愿+ary自愿的→非自愿的,非故意的
"an involuntary cry of pain"
不由自主的痛苦的喊叫
近义:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
反义:intentional, preconceived, premeditate, premeditated, premeditative, prepense
adj. 引起惊异的;不可思议的;非凡的;神乎其神;
💡 marvel 奇迹+ ous ...的 → a.奇迹般的;了不起的
"The marvelous acting compensated for the play's weak script."
本剧的精彩表演弥补了剧本的不足.
近义:marvellous, astonishing, astounding, miraculous, phenomenal, portentous
反义:artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average