You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.
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adj. 令人感兴趣的,有趣的;引起兴趣的;有趣的;令人关注的;
💡 inter 表示“在…之间,相互” +est表示最高级“最.+ ing [名词后缀]表示行为、状态、情况及其他 → adj.有趣的,引人入胜的
"an interesting collage of 1960s songs"
有趣的20世纪60年代歌曲的收藏集
近义:important, absorbing
反义:importunate, importune, inopportune, irksome, arid, irritating
n. 秒;瞬间;次货;第二份食物;
adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的;
adv. 第二;其次;以第二位;
vt. 支持;临时调派;附议;赞成提案;
💡 sec跟随+ond=one第一→跟随第一个之后→第二;秒
"She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter."
她当木工学徒已是第二年了。
近义:back, backstop, reinforce, support, advocate, endorse
反义:oppose, confront, contradict, counter, fence
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
vi. 变为,成为;变得;变成;
vt. 适合,适宜;相称,相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为;成为(=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反义:remain, keep, stay, get
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗?
近义:learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
n. 〈古〉方式,方法;本质,天性;同类;某类;
adj. 仁慈的,体贴的;友善的,好心的;温和;宽宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠,心地却十分善良。
近义:nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反义:heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish