Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.

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prepare [prɪ'pɛr] 词频1 词根: par
vt. 准备;预备(饭菜);配备;使(自己)有准备; vt.& vi. 筹备,进行各项准备工作;做好思想准备;作出,制订;锻炼(身体等),训练;
💡 pre预先+pare准备→预先准备好
"He had failed to prepare adequately for the task before him."
他没有为面临的任务做充分的准备.
近义:apparel, ready, rig, saddle, capacitate, adapt 反义:impair, jumble, mess, muss, overset, overturn
ineffable [ɪn'ɛfəbl]
adj. 妙不可言的;不可言喻的;(尤指某些宗教中神的名字)因神圣而不容称呼的;须避讳的;
💡 in 不 + ef=ex出 + fable 说 → 说不出的 → 难以形容的
"The beauty of a sunset is ineffable."
日落的美是难以形容的.
近义:inexpressible, unspeakable, unutterable
think [θɪŋk] 词频1
vt. 想;思索;以为;看待; vi. 思辩;考虑;构想;回忆; adj. 深思的;供思考的; n. 想;想法;
💡 深刻(谐音):深刻的思 想 我在想(think)该如何感谢(thank)他们
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去,他们就会认为你不合群。
近义:imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
unthinkable ['ʌn'θiŋkəbl]
adj. 无法想象的;难以置信的;不能考虑的;绝不可能的;
"It was unthinkable that she could be dead."
她竟然去世了,真是很难相信。
近义:inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unconceivable, inapprehensible 反义:appropriate, passable, permissible, pleasing, receivable, satisfactory
grapple ['græpl] 词频5
vt. 抓住,捉牢;搏斗;与…格斗;用铁锚(铁钩)钩住; vi. 抓住;格斗; n. 扭打,格斗;紧握;抓机,抓斗;与…格斗;
"Many investigators had grapple with the problem, usually with poor results."
许多研究人员曾设法解决这个问题, 但是往往没有好结果.
近义:hold, seize, clasp, clench, clutch, grab
itself [ɪt'sɛlf] 词频1
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己,它本身;自身,本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人类有足够的武器灭绝自己。
近义:herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves

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