Gods are fragile things; they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense.
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adj. 易碎的,脆的;虚弱的;
💡 frag打碎+ile能…的→能碎的 → 易碎的
"The old lady was increasingly fragile after her operation."
那位老太太手术后身体越来越虚弱.
近义:precarious, shortcrust, unstable, unsteady, weak, wonky
反义:resistive, strong, tough, stout, hard
n. 剂量,药量;(药的)一服,一剂;(处罚等)一回,一次,一番;(酒中的)配料,增味剂;
vi. 服药;
vt. 给药;给…服药;把(药等)配分剂量;在(酒)中加料;
💡 do给,被“给”的+se名词后缀,物品→饮用药量 → 一剂药,一剂
"a lethal dose of poison"
毒药的致死剂量
近义:medicate, measure, quantify, ration, regulate, admix
n. 感觉,官能;意识,观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解,领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官;知觉;意义;判断力;感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
n. 科学;技术,知识;学科;理科;
💡 sci知道+ence名词后缀 → 科学;学问
"a degree in computer science"
计算机科学学位
whiff
[(h)wif]
n. 吸气或吹气;一种比目鱼;<口>难闻的气味;小雪茄烟;
vt. 吸;喷出;击球失败;
vi. 喷气;垂钓;轻吹;
"Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell."
他不时闻到一股怪味.
近义:heave, puff, blow, exhale, expire, blowing
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