The elaborate caution with which the British commander now proceeded stands out in striking contrast with the temerity of his advance upon Bunker Hill in the preceding year.
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vi. 详尽说明;变得复杂;
vt. 详细制定;详尽阐述;[生理学]加工;尽心竭力地做;
💡 e使+labor劳动+ate形容词后缀→劳动出来→精做的
"the elaborate decoration on the carved wooden door"
木雕门上精美的装饰图案
近义：make, manufacture, process, work, brew, craft
反义：impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack, ravage
n. 指挥官，司令官;[海]中校，副舰长;木槌;
💡 com 共同 + mand 命令” + er 表示做某事的人 → n.司令官，指挥员
"the commander of the expedition"
探险队队长
近义：major, warden, champion, commandant
adj. 显著的;引人注目的;容貌出众的;妩媚动人的;
v. 打( strike的现在分词);击;敲响;报时;
💡 strik=strike攻击+ing形容词后缀 → 攻击 → 惹人注目的
"She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister."
她酷似她姐姐。
近义：knock, knocking, pounding, rap, tapping, beating
n. 对比，对照;差异;对照物，对立面;[摄]反差;
💡 contra(against)+st(stand)→对照；反衬；对比
"There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West."
东西方文化之间存在着明显的差异。
近义：associate, relate, check, collate, colligate, compare
反义：homologize, level, neutralize, normalize, balance, stabilize
temerity
[tə'mɛrəti]
n. 鲁莽，冒失;
💡 temer莽撞的+ ity 表名词→ 鲁莽，冒失；蛮勇
"He had the temerity to call me a liar!"
他竟敢说我撒谎！
近义：audacity, rashness, recklessness, boldness, daredevilry, daredeviltry
vt. （使）前进;将…提前;预付;提出;
vi. （数量等）增加;向前推（至下一步）;上涨;
n. 增长;借款;（价格、价值的）上涨;预付款;
adj. 预先的;先行的;
💡 ab(from)+ance(before)→前进
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
近义：volunteer, propose, propound, prepayment, retainer, improve
反义：involute, back, reappear, recede, retrocede, retrogress