To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in.
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adj. 能干的;有才能的;有才华的;能胜任的;
n. 有才能的，能干的;
💡 cap握住+able形容词后缀,具有某种性质的 → 有能力的，有才能的
"He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble."
靠撒谎渡过难关他挺有一套。
近义：apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, usable
反义：incompetent, inefficient, unable, uncapable, unfit, unqualified
adj. 醒着的;警惕的;
vt.& vi. 唤醒;唤起;觉悟;
💡 a加强意义+wake醒着→唤醒，使醒
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：awaken, rouse, wake, waken, arouse, revive
反义：kip, sleeping, dormant
electrify
[ɪ'lɛktrə'fai]
vt. 使电气化;使兴奋，使激动;使触电;使充电，使通电;
💡 electri=electric电的+fy...化→电气化
"He needs money to electrify his surface lines."
他需要钱把他的地面铁路电气化.
vi. 生存;居住;生活，过活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 经历;度过;
"We cannot live without water."
没有水我们不能生存。
近义：last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反义：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
killing
[['kiliŋ]]
n. 谋杀, 杀戮\\na. 杀害的, 疲惫的, 迷人的
近义：homicide, kill, liquidation, assassination, manslaughter, massacre
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"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：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling