Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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adj. 堕落的,道德败坏的;贪污的,腐败的;腐烂的;(文献等)错误百出的;
vt. 使腐败;使堕落;使腐烂;
vi. 堕落;腐化;腐烂;
💡 cor共同+rupt断→全部断→变坏的,腐败的
"The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers."
警察腐败,与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
近义:debase, pervert, retrogress, rot, bastardise, bastardize
反义:honor, magnify, respect, revere, reverence, venerate
adv. 绝对地;完全地;毫无疑问地;[语]独立地,分离地;
💡 ab不+solute松开+ly...地→不松开地→绝对地
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义:positively, quite, stark, thoroughly, totally, unconditionally
反义:likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
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
adj. 绝对的,完全的;不受任何限制[约束]的;无条件的;有无上权力或权威的;
n. 绝对;绝对事物;
💡 ab(加强语气)+sole(唯一)+ute: 绝对的就 是唯一的 ab(阿爸)+solu.e(solve解决)+t(它):阿爸解它 绝对的没问题 网友:yqy
"a class for absolute beginners"
零起点班
近义:inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable
反义:hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive