The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.
— Henry Ward Beecher  ·  No category

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devour [dɪ'vaʊɚ] 词频3 词根: vor
vt. 狼吞虎咽地吃光;吞没，毁灭;全神贯注地看;
💡 de下去+vour=vor吃→吞吃下去 → 狼吞虎咽地吃,拼命吃
"Larger fish devour the smaller ones."
大鱼吃小鱼.
近义：quaff, raven, wolf, engorge, guzzle 反义：puke, regorge, regurgitate, barf, rolf, spew
protection [prə'tɛkʃən] 词频2 词根: tect
n. 保护;护照;[经]保护贸易制，保护政策;（向歹徒缴纳的）保护费;
💡 protect保护，防止+ion表名词 → 保护
"The young in our society need care and protection."
我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾.
近义：haven, asylum, auspice, patronage, refuge, roof 反义：helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription
power ['paʊɚ] 词频1 词根: 力量
n. [机]动力，功率;力量;政权，权力;强国，大国; vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量; vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进; adj. 权力的;机械能的，电动的;用电力（或动力）发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize 反义：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
hiding ['haidiŋ]
n. 躲藏，隐匿;<口>殴打;
"After the trial, she had to go into hiding for several weeks."
审讯后她不得不躲藏了几个星期。
近义：concealment, hideaway, hideout, cache, cover, dissimulation 反义：incriminative, inculpatory, probational, proving, revealing, accusatorial
ourselves [ɑr'sɛlvz] 词频1
pron. “myself”的复数;我们自己;（把）我们自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我们快活极了。
近义：us, we
another [ə'nʌðɚ] 词频1
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种; pron. 另一个，别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义：other

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