Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
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vt. 隐藏,隐瞒,遮住;
💡 con共同+ceal隐藏→隐藏
"He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted."
他因受扰而难掩怒色。
近义:hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade
反义:report, accuse, betray, finger, decry, delate
vt.& vi. 看,瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;样子;
int. (插话或唤起注意)喂,听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
adj. 聪明的,有智慧的;博学的,博识的;明白的;像智者的;
vt. 使知道,使懂得;教导;指点;
vi. 了解,知道;
"a wise and virtuous man"
博学多识的君子
近义:informed, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered
反义:silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened
vi. 作呼噜声;(指人)发出类似的哼声;
vt. 咕哝着说;发哼声,咕哝;
n. (猪等的)呼噜声;咕哝,牢骚;
"'Billy, I think it's your turn to wash the dishes,' said Jane. A noncommittal grunt was his only reply."
“ 比利, 我想这次该轮到你刷盘子了, ” 简说. 他只是不置可否地咕哝了一声算作回答.
近义:pfc, private, squaddie, moan, mumble, mutter
n. 演说,演讲,发言;说话,谈话,说话能力或方式;(乐器的)音,音色;方言,民族语言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义:lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection
adj. 指定的,确定的;假设的,假定的;有…倾向的;赠送的;
prep. (表示原因)考虑到;(表示假设)倘若,假定;
n. 假设;
v. 给予,赠送( give的过去分词);
"The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control."
飞行员得到空中交通管制站发出的着陆许可。
近义:particular
反义:indefinite, indeterminate, unascertained, uncertain, unsettled, vague