The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
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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
vt. 尊敬，敬重;认为，以为;考虑;估价;
n. 尊敬，尊重;意见，看法;评价;名声;
💡 esteem=estim价值 → 有价值 → 仰慕 → 尊敬
"She is held in high esteem by her colleagues."
她深受同事的敬重。
近义：honor, appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect
反义：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
adj. 同样的，相似的;
adv. 同样地;两者都，同样地;类似于;
💡 a加强意义+like相像→相同的（地）
"My sister and I do not look alike."
我和我妹妹外貌不相像。
近义：kindred, like, parallel, resembling, selfsame, similar
反义：other, otherwise, unequal, unlike, different, diverse
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
vt. 拿住，握住;保留，保存;扣留，拘押;容纳;
vi. 拿住，握住;同意，赞成;保持不变;有效;
n. 握住;保留;控制;
💡 形码：h-old：老人（old）紧紧握住车上椅子（h）以保持平衡。
"The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer."
警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。
近义：seize, fasten, grab, argue, maintain, sustain
反义：unhand
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