To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.
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vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对,表示异议(与 to 或 against连用);
💡 ex出+cept拿,抓,握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义:omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义:realize, accommodate, consider
n. 练习;运动,训练;运用;典礼;
vi. 锻炼,训练,练习;
vt. 锻炼(身体某部位);使焦虑,使忧虑;实行,发挥(作用);运用;
💡 ex出+erc力量+ise表名词,物品,状态 →练习,锻炼
"You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog."
在雾中开车要极为小心.
近义:profess, wield, practice, practise, qualify, train
adj. 可敬的;品行端正的;可观的,相当大的;体面的;
💡 spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#词根助记:respect+able
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象,成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义:honorable, honourable, presentable, venerable, worthy, decent
反义:horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
n. 背,背部;背面,反面;后面,后部;(椅子等的)靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。
近义:second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack
反义:impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew
n. 年轻;青年,小伙子;初期,少年(青年)时期;〈集合词〉青少年们;
💡 张牙舞爪的“幼狮”(谐音)充满 青春的活力
"The youth was charged with three counts of burglary."
那位年轻人被控犯有三次盗窃罪。
近义:infancy, youthfulness, adolescence, hobbledehoy, juvenile, lad
反义:senescence, senility, agedness, dotage, eldership, ancientness
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe