Since the dawn of time there have been those among us who have been willing to go to extraordinary lengths to gain access to that domain normally reserved for birds, angels, and madmen.
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adj. 乐意的,愿意的;自愿的,心甘情愿的;
v. will的现在分词;决心;用意志力驱使;
💡 will愿意 + ing 名词后缀→ 愿意的
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协,问题就在这里。
近义:anxious, appetent, intentional, aspiring, minded, avid
反义:hesitant, indisposed, loath, obdurate, obstinate, averse
adj. 非凡的;特别的;非常奇特的;
💡 extra超过+ordinary普通的 → 特别的
"It is very extraordinary that I should meet him here."
很奇怪,我在这儿碰上他了.
近义:particular, peculiar, single, singular, huge, imposing
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 入口,出口;接近,进入;增长;爆发;
vt. 接近,进入;使用,接近,获取;
💡 ac一再+cess=go行走→接近;入口
"The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields."
去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
近义:enter, ingress, ingression, adhibition, adit, admission
反义:leave
n. 范围,领域;领土,疆土;管辖范围;[计]域名;
💡 domin =lord (主人)
"The care of older people is being placed firmly within the domain of the family."
照顾老人仍然被确认为是家庭范围的事。
近义:land, territory, expanse, url, area, province
adv. 正常地;通常地,一般地;按说;论理;
💡 norm(rule)+al(形容词后缀)+ly(副词后缀)→正常地;标准地;常态地
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
近义:ordinarily, usually, commonly, currently, customarily, generally
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
prep. 从…以来;自从…之后;自从;
adv. 以后,此后;后来;(距今几年)以前;(从那时候起几年)以前;
conj. 自从…以来;自从…的时候起;既然;因为;
💡 嫦娥(ce) 至从犯罪(sin)已来很不安 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:每天早上都能在寺(si)庙的大门(n)下面看到一个侧(ce)卧着的小男孩,自从寺庙失火以
"She's a changed woman since she got that job."
她自从得到了那份工作,变得判若两人。
近义:thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thence, whereas, because