Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim.
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n. 绝望;使人绝望的人(或事物);
vi. 绝望;
💡 de去掉+spair=sper希望 → 绝望
"She uttered a cry of despair."
她发出了绝望的叫声。
近义:despond, hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency
反义:illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
n. 镶嵌;环境;装置;(某事、戏剧、小说等的)背景;
v. 放( set的现在分词);安插;树立;安排;
💡 sett安置好 + ing 名词后缀→ 安装,调整;环境
"Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account?"
在这家银行开立账户要收费吗?
近义:background, tweak, adjusting, adjustment, fix, induration
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不,无,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对,没法让她高兴。
近义:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反义:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 价格,价钱;代价;价值;赏金;
vt. 标价;定价;问…的价格;给…定价;
💡 平(p) 价大米(rice)不贵
"This pass enables me to travel half - price on trains."
我用这张通行证可以半价乘火车.
近义:appraise, appreciate, assess, quote, rate, value
oneself
[wʌn'sɛlf]
pron. 自己,自身;亲自,自行;其;亲手;
"One has to ask oneself what the purpose of the exercise is."
大家必须问一问自己,这个锻炼的目的是什么。
近义:herself, himself, itself, one, themselves, yourself