Hierarchical institutions are like giant bulldozers-- obedient to the whim of any fool who takes the controls.
— Edward Abbey  ·  No category

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obedient [ə'bidɪənt] 词频4 词根: ob
adj. 顺从的，服从的;忠顺的;孝顺的;驯良的;
💡 obedi=obed服从+ent...的 →服从的
"He was always obedient to his father's wishes."
他一向顺从父亲的意愿。
近义：manageable, pliant, submissive, subordinate, tame, tractable 反义：headstrong, indocile, troublemaking, uncompliant, ungovernable, unruly
hierarchical [ˌhaiə'rɑ:kikl;'haiə'rɑ:kikəl]
adj. 按等级划分的，等级（制度）的;分层的;
"But the problems of perpetuating a hierarchical society go deeper than this."
但是把等级社会永久化的问题却比这深刻得多.
近义：hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchized
giant ['dʒaɪənt] 词频1
n. 巨人，大汉;巨兽，巨物;卓越人物; adj. 特大的，巨大的;伟大的;
💡 鸡(gi)对于蚂蚁(ant)来说是 巨人
"Once upon a time there was a giant with two heads."
从前有个两头巨人.
近义：behemoth, monster, colossus, jumbo, colossal, enormous 反义：midget, runt
whim [wɪm] 词频5 词根: /wɪ/
n. 一时的兴致;突然的念头;怪念头，奇想;幻想; vi. 心血来潮地向往;
"He was forced to pander to her every whim ."
她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。
近义：longing, skittishness, vagary, waywardness, whimsy, caprice 反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
fool [fu:l] 词频1
n. 愚人，傻瓜;受骗者;有癖好的人;受愚弄的人; vt. 愚弄，欺骗;浪费，虚度;闹笑话;游手好闲; vi. 开玩笑;欺骗;戏弄; adj. 愚蠢的;傻的;
"Don't be such a bloody fool."
别像个大傻瓜似的。
近义：hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, outmaneuver, bamboozle
institutions
n. 体系

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"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."
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