Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 方向;趋势;方面;用法说明;
💡 di使...变成+rect直+ion名词后缀 →指示，指引，说明，指导;[批引的方位] 方向，方位
"She cast a welcoming smile in his direction."
她向他微笑以示欢迎。
近义：heading, line, orientation, path, route, tack
vt. 失去;错过;遗失;耽搁;
vi. 损失;输掉;走慢;降低价值;
💡 10(lo)个司仪(se) 遗失了
"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近义：mislay, misplace, miss, waste
反义：prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
n. 有用, 有益\\n[经] 有用, 有用性
近义：helpfulness, profitableness, purposefulness, service, serviceability, serviceableness
反义：incompetence, ineffectiveness, otiosity, pointlessness, unusefulness, fruitlessness
vt.& vi. 开始;着手;创始;创办;
vi. （从…）开始;起始;起初是;开始讲话;
"There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again."
人们愈来愈担心会重开战火。
近义：induct, initiate, launch, originate, spark, start
反义：realize, stop, terminate, accomplish, clinch, close
vt. （使）弯曲，屈身;拉弯;使成形，强行;集中全力于;
vi. 偏向;使变曲，成角度;弯身，弯腰;专心;
n. 弯曲（处）;（尤指道路或河流的）拐弯;弯道;（潜水员过快浮出水面造成的）减压病;
💡 笨得(谐音)→笨得连腰都 弯不下去 大拇指(b)末端(end)可以 弯曲
"a horseshoe bend in the river"
河道中的马蹄形弯曲
近义：lap, plait, pleat, ruck, turn, crease
反义：unbend, unfurl, unroll, extend, reerect, right