Those whom the Gods would destroy, they first call promising.
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vt. 破坏,摧毁;消灭,歼灭(敌人);杀死;使失败;
💡 de坏+stroy=struct建造 → 毁坏,破坏
"It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct."
谁都知道破坏容易建设难.
近义:shatter, impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack
反义:mend, refit, repair, service, tinker
adj. 有前途的;有希望的;光明;有为;
💡 miss,mit Miss,mit= send,cast,表示”送,放出”#词根助记:pro向前+mis
"All promising young cricketers would like to play for England."
所有年轻有为的板球运动员都愿意为英格兰打球.
近义:heartening, auspicious, pleasing, promissory, reassuring, encouraging
反义:inauspicious, negative, opposed, perverse, averse, bad
n. 第一,最初;头等;一号,;[乐]高音部;
adv. 最早,最初;首次;宁愿;优先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
💡 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,训练
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反义:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
v. 呼唤,喊叫;召唤,叫来,召集;下令,命令;打电话给;
n. 喊叫,大声喊;电话联络;必要,理由;要求;
💡 c(形像电话筒)a11音“拷”,电话筒和手铐都有一个圆
"Don't give me any aggro or I'll call the police."
不要对我使用暴力,不然我就叫警察。
近义:phone, telephone, muster, page, summon, convene
反义:scare, shoo, ward, forfend, forefend, disband
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"Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you."