Beauty is handed out as undemocratically as inherited peerages, and beautiful people have done nothing to deserve their astonishing reward.
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n. 美好;美人;完美;突出的范例;
💡 bell, beau 美好
"Her beauty appeared ageless."
她的美显得经久不衰。
近义:loveliness, niceness, preciousness, prettiness, pulchritude, sightliness
反义:hideousness, plainness, unsightliness
adj. 美丽的,美好的;极好的;
💡 beauti美丽+ful...的→美的,美丽的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable
反义:homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 应受;应得;值得;
vi. 应受报答;应得报酬;应得赔偿;应受惩罚;
💡 de加强+serve服务,保持→加强服务→值得[重视]
"You deserve a rest after all that hard work."
辛苦劳累那么久,你该休息一下了。
近义:earn, win, incur, justify, merit, occasion
adj. 已完成的;煮熟的;合乎礼仪的;合乎规矩的;
int. (表示接受建议);
v. 做( do的过去分词);干;
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
近义:made, terminated, accomplished, complete, completed, concluded
adj. 使人吃惊的,惊人的;
v. 使…诧异(astonish的ing形式);
"Borrowing is set to soar to an astonishing £60 billion."
借款很可能猛增至惊人的600亿英镑.
近义:marvelous, astounding, miraculous, remarkable, staggering, startling
反义:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average