It's a poor sort of memory that only works backward.
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n. 分类,类别;品质,本性;方法;一群;
vt.& vi. 分类;整顿,整理;适合;
vt. 挑选;把…分类;将…排顺序;
vi. 分类;交往;协调;
💡 sort(kind)→种类;分类;整理;拣选
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
这种光线下你看不清楚,其实我的新外衣带棕色。
近义:arrange, order, organise, organize, pigeonhole, range
反义:jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
n. 记忆,记忆力;回忆,往事;[计]存储器,内存;
💡 memor记忆+y → 记忆,记忆力
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义:recall, retention, retentiveness, memento, recollection, remembrance
反义:forgetfulness, amnesia
adj. 向后的;反向的;怯生生的;落后的;
adv. 向后地;相反地;回溯地;
💡 back后边+ward向... →向后的
"Because of his long illness, Tom is backward in his studies."
因为汤姆长期生病, 所以在学习中成绩落后.
近义:lagging, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unprogressive, backwards, atavic
adj. 贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者,穷人;
💡 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
works
[wə:ks]
n. [机] 工厂,工场;工程;所有的事物;全套物品;作为( work的名词复数 );
v. (使)工作( work的第三人称单数 );(使)运作;运转;(使)产生效果;
"Afternoons he works at home."
每天下午他在家里工作。
近义:jobs, industry, installation, mill, plant, factory