There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.
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adj. 足够的;适当的,恰当的;差强人意的;胜任的;
💡 ad=加强意义+equ相等+ate...的→能满足需要的→足够的,充分的,适当的
"an adequate supply of hot water"
热水供应充足
近义:appropriate, apt, passable, pat, average, proper
反义:inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty
n. 收入,进款;进来的动作;进入;
💡 in 向内,进入 + come来 → n.收入;收益;进款
"Who will be the main beneficiary of the cuts in income tax?"
削减所得税的主要受益者将是谁?
近义:interest, proceeds, profit, rental, rents, returns
反义:outgo, outlay, spending, cost, debit, defrayal
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的,卑劣的;细微的,微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 细小部分,腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
demoralizing
[[di'mɔrəlaiziŋ]]
a. 使丧失信心的, 令人泄气的\\nv. 使士气低落, 使意志消沉( demoralize的现在分词 )
近义:corrupting, debasing
反义:moralistic, sententious, judgmental, judgemental