Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live on in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
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n. 昨天;往昔;<正式>过去;
adv. 在昨天,在昨日;近来;
💡 yester昨日+day一天 → 昨天
"Believe it or not, he was here yesterday as large as life."
信不信由你, 他昨天确确实实是在这儿.
近义:lately, past, yore
adv. 意外地,忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
💡 sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"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:impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义:progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
adv. 故意地;深思熟虑地;从容不迫地;
💡 deliberate故意的 + ly ...地→deliberate不是任意而为=故意的+ ly ...地 → 故意地
"She's been deliberately ignoring him all day."
她故意整天都不理他。
近义:apropos, intentionally, knowingly, pointedly, purposefully, purposely
反义:involuntarily, unconsciously, unwillingly, unwittingly
adj. (有)海军的,军舰的,船的;
💡 nav船+al形容词后缀 → 船的;海军的
"An American naval force is showing the flag in various Mediterranean ports."
美国的海军力量在地中海的多个港口炫耀武力.
近义:maritime
反义:subastral, sublunar, sublunary, earthly
n. 帝国,帝国领土;帝权,君权,最高统治权;大企业组织;
adj. 新古典风格的;
💡 empire=emper命令,统治 → 进行统治的地方 → 帝国
"Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal."
不列颠帝国勋章是对她的努力的公正奖赏.
近义:imperium, reich, reign, sovereignty, empery, dominion
n. 12月;
💡 De即象汉语“年底”中的底音
"She looked back now to that fateful day in December."
她现在回顾十二月里那决定性的一天。
近义:dec, dec.