Why can't peace be a single overriding common purpose: why do we wait for a crisis to pull us together? Let's pull together for peace.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 意志;目的;作用;（进行中的）行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图（做）;决意（做）;
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的，意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 危机;危难时刻;决定性时刻，紧要关头;转折点;
💡 cris判断，分辨+is→需要作出判断的时刻→危机时刻
"The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis."
部长因议会危机立刻起程飞往德里。
近义：urgency, crunch, emergency, eventuality, juncture
n. 和平;和睦;治安;安心;
💡 豌豆(pea)使嫦娥(ce) 平安 网友： 补充：豌豆日你妈
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在刚过去的七月，双方签订了和平条约。
近义：imperturbability, pax, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude
反义：anxiety, anxiousness, impatience, apprehension, misgiving, perturbation
adj. 单一的;（打斗、比赛等）一对一的;惟一的;适于一人的;
n. 单程票;（旅馆等的）单人房间;[复数]（高尔夫球一对一的）二人对抗赛;[常用复数][美国、加拿大英语]未婚（或单身）男子（或女子）;
vt. 挑选;
vi. 作一垒手;
💡 sing(唱歌)+le(乐):唱乐- 单身汉 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：：练习这首歌（sing）时，单个的人是无法练习的，只有两个人配合好了（le）才能唱出效
"She had a brainstorm in the exam and didn't answer a single question."
她考试时脑子里突然一片混乱，一个题也没答。
近义：individualize, personalise, personalize, singularize, distinguish, bachelor
反义：manifold, multiplex, wedded
overriding
[ˌəuvə'raidiŋ]
adj. 最重要的，高于一切的;
v. 推翻，无视(override的现在分词);（以权力）否决;优先于;比…更重要;
"Development is of overriding importance."
发展是硬道理
近义：momentous, overpowering, overreaching, primal, primary, primordial
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[数学]公共的;共有的;
n. [法律]（对土地、水域的）共有权;公共用地;普通;平民;
💡 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下， 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音乐，我们还有很多共通点。
近义：popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace
反义：irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole