A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with like weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain.
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adj. 不幸的,悲惨的,可怜的;卑鄙的;恶劣的;(用于表示烦恼)讨厌的;
💡 wretch不幸的人;可怜的人+ed=wicked受伤的 → 极不愉快的,难受的,可怜的
"You look wretched—what's wrong?"
你看起来愁眉苦脸的,怎么啦?
近义:miserable, ragged, ruined, scruffy, sloppy, tatterdemalion
反义:operational, roadworthy, sound, undamaged
n. 逆境;不幸;灾难;
💡 ad一再+vers转+ity名词后缀→逆境,不幸,苦难
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义:misadventure, miserableness, misfortune, suffering, torment, tribulation
反义:progress, prosperousness, welfare, abundance, bonanza, boom
adj. 清静的;僻静的;不起眼的;不激动的;
vt.& vi. 安静下来,使…安静,平静;
vt. 减轻(病痛、疑虑、恐惧等);[法律]确定(产权等);
prep. 克制的,稳重的,不张扬的;
n. 宁静;寂静;
adv. 安静地,平静地;
💡 qui “静止,平静”
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义:preoccupy, rattle, trouble, unnerve, upset, worry
n. 重量,体重;重担,重任;重要;[统]权,加重值,权重;
vt. 加重于,使变重;使负重,使负担或压迫;[统]使加权,附加加重值于;
💡 weigh(重)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→重量;重要
"The roof collapsed under the weight of snow."
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
近义:oppress, overburden, overwhelm, persecute, burden, cumber
反义:unburden, unload, dump
vi. 抱怨,诉苦;申诉,控诉,抗议;
vt. 诉说,申诉,控告[后面常跟从句];
💡 com 共同 + plain 抱怨→ 抱怨,诉苦;控告
"I'm going to complain to the manager about this."
我要就这件事向经理投诉。
近义:lament, moan, murmur, protest, rue, snivel
反义:rejoice
n. 灵魂;精神;幽灵;人;
adj. 美国黑人文化的;
💡 搜(sou)寻 灵魂的拐杖(l象形) 网友:yqy 补充:瘦(谐音)的人有精神
"The soul is immortal."
灵魂不灭。
近义:lifeblood, atman, psyche, spirit, anima
反义:soma