Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.
📚 名句词汇解析
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outright
['aʊtraɪt]
adv. 完全地;彻底地;坦率地，不客气地;即刻，马上;
adj. 完全的，彻底的;直率的;明白的;总共的;
💡 out过度；太甚+right正好→完全的，彻底的
"She was the outright winner."
她是绝对的优胜者。
近义：peremptory, plump, categoric, categorical, adamant, decisive
n. 暴露;揭发;公开;（商品等的）展出;
💡 ex出+pos放+ure名词后缀，表行为、状态 →暴露，揭露
"There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer."
皮肤暴露在太阳下与皮肤癌直接相关。
近义：plug, blurb, publicity, advertisement, nakedness, exposition
反义：inexpulgability, impregnability, impregnableness, inexpugnability, inexpugnableness, inexpulgableness
adj. 害怕的，担心的;胆怯的;吓人的，可怕的;<口>极端的;
💡 fear恐惧+ful表形容词，“有…的” →可怕的
"Parents are ever fearful for their children."
父母总是为子女担忧。
近义：shy, heinous, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrifying
反义：mild, pacific, peaceable, placid, pleasurable, quiet
n. 危险;危险物，威胁;
💡 踢裆(dang)儿(er) 危险 等着(谐音):要遭到报复很 危险
"Children's lives are in danger every time they cross this road."
孩子们每次过这条马路都面临着生命危险。
近义：hazard, jeopardy, peril, pitfall, risk, riskiness
反义：haven, asylum, auspice, patronage, refuge, roof
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的，过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间，长时期;[语]长音节;（服装的）长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望，极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙（long） 长龙（拼音long)摆尾 网友：顾亮亮 补充：龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间？
近义：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义：little, minute, small, squat, slight
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes