During [these] periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which give so much joy and delight.
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n. 消遣,放松;松懈,松弛;放宽;[生理]驰松;
💡 relax放松+ation表名词 →休息;娱乐
"Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation."
尽量保持工作与休闲均衡。
近义:interlude, laxation, letup, recess, relaxedness, relaxing
反义:overexertion, strain, weariness, fatigue
adj. 智力的;有才智的;需用智力的;智力发达的;
n. 知识分子;脑力劳动者;有极高智力的人;凭理智(而非感情)办事的人;
💡 intellect智力+ual...的→ 智力的
"Some Americans see Oxford as an intellectual Disneyland."
一些美国人把牛津视为知识分子的乐园。
近义:highbrow, literatus, scholar, longhair, egghead
反义:ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, lowbrow, uneducated, uninstructed
n. 活动;活跃,敏捷;活动力;教育活动;
💡 act行动,做+ivity状态→活动
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘,车水马龙。
近义:motion, action, job, occupation, profession
反义:idleness, inaction, inertia, laziness, leisure, otioseness
n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,头脑,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,决心,见解,意见;记忆,记性,记忆力,回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;开会;介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
vt.& vi. 生产;产生;制作;创作;
vt. 制造;出示;引起;[经济学]生利;
n. 产品;产量;产额;结果;
💡 pro向前+duce引导,带来→引向前→生产
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品.
近义:induce, make, net, pay, procure, render
反义:use, spend, deplete, dissipate, drain, exhaust
n. 快乐,高兴;使人高兴的东西或人;
vt. 使高兴,使欣喜;
vi. 感到高兴[快乐];
💡 de加强+light光亮 → 使光亮 → 使高兴
"They all cackled with delight."
他们都高兴得嘎嘎地笑。
近义:humor, please, pleasure, recreate, satisfy, tickle
反义:irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent