The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
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n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adv. 离开,远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方;离去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 恩惠;福利;
adj. 快乐的;<古>慷慨的;
💡 boon=bon好 → 恩惠
"The new software will prove a boon to Internet users."
这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
近义:blessing, godsend, humourous, jaunty, joyful, merry
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adj. 晚的,迟到的;时间不早的;已故的;原来的,之前的;临近终了的;
adv. 晚,迟;后期地;最近地;
💡 因丢三落(la)四而特(te)爱 迟到
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不会允许他在外待得很晚。
近义:lagging, lingering, overdue, straggling, straggly, tardy
反义:prompt, timely, exact, antiquated, archaic, naff
adv. 立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore