Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 悲惨的;令人痛苦的;太少的;卑鄙的;
💡 miser可怜+able...的 → 可怜的
"The final two months were a miserable coda to the President's first period in office."
总统首届任期的最后两个月非常糟糕。
近义:unfortunate, wretch, lamentable, luckless, pitiful, ragged
反义:jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
adj. 幸福的;快乐的;巧妙的;〈口〉有点醉意的;
💡 happ机会,运气+y...的→有运气的→幸运的;幸福的
"I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends."
我很高兴跟我朋友收到大量的生日礼物.
近义:lively, cheerful, fluky, flukey, jaunty, jocular
反义:luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad
adv. 稍微,有点;相当,颇;宁愿;相反地;
int. 当然啦,怎么不;
💡 她的(her)老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义:heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义:some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反义:neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
n. 危险,冒险;保险额;被保险人或物;
vt. 冒…的危险;使…冒风险(或面临危险);
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工组织保留有在家里可能遭受伤害的孩子名单。
近义:hazard, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, stake, threaten
反义:protect, safeguard, shield, ward, forefend, defend