I have lost friends, some by death... others through sheer inability to cross the street.
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n. 死亡;(某种)死法,死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遗失,失去( lose的过去式和过去分词);(使)失去(所需要的东西,尤指钱);(因事故、年老、死亡等)损失;浪费;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我没有站稳,仰面摔倒。
近义:mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift
反义:discovered, safe
v. (使)偏航,(使)转向;
adv. 完全地,全然;垂直地,陡峭地;
n. 舷弧;单锚系泊的船位;偏离的方向;船体型线;
adj. 完全的,全然的;极薄的;几乎垂直地,陡峭的;绝对的;
💡 剪羊毛(shear)时(sh)不剪耳朵(ear),连耳朵(ear)也剪成了eer是不是 完全的? she(她)+er(儿):她儿真大胆,爬上 陡峭的悬崖
"I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom."
由于实在闲极无聊,我开始无节制地大吃起来。
近义:swerve, deviate, stray, veer, detour, yaw
n. 无能,无力;无才能;无能为力;
"a congenital inability to tell the truth"
生就的不会说实话
近义:impossibility, impracticability, inadequacy, incapability, incapacity, incompetence
反义:aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness
n. 十字架;十字形饰物;杂交品种;痛苦;
vi. 交错而行;横渡;越境;
vt. 杂交;横跨,穿越;划掉;使相交;
adj. 坏脾气的, 易怒的;相反的,反向的;
💡 与cranky类似,弯曲的,与十字的都是脾气不好
"I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is."
我已在地图上打叉标出了旅馆的位置。
近义:pass, range, span, traverse, bridge, course
n. 大街,街道;
💡 St.是Street的缩略形式;逗号在地址里表示前者属于后者
"She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger."
在街上,一个完全陌生的人贸然走到她跟前搭讪。
近义:lane, avenue, road, route, way, boulevard