Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.
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attack [ə'tæk] 词频1 词根: 触摸
vt.& vi. 攻击,进攻,抨击; n. 攻击;抨击;(队员等的)进攻;(疾病)侵袭; vt. 抨击;非难;侵袭;损害;
💡 一再(at)的用钉子(tack) 攻击
"The judge described the attack as an abominable crime."
法官称那次袭击为令人发指的罪行。
近义:tackle, invade, assail, assault, raid, ram 反义:jink, parry, avoid, shirk, shun, sidestep
watch [wɔtʃ] 词频1 词根: -tch
vt. 注视,注意;看守,监视;守候(机会等);密切注意; n. 表;值夜,值班;看守,监视;值班人员; vi. 观看;注视;守候;看守;
"The police warned holidaymakers to be on the watch for car thieves."
警方提醒度假者提防偷车贼.
近义:notice, observe, twig, herd, monitor, picket 反义:neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight
fast [fæst] 词频1
adj. 快的;走得快;感光快的;紧的; adv. (比准确的时间或宣布的时间)快;迅速地;紧紧地;彻底地; vi. 禁食,(尤指)斋戒; n. 禁食期,斋戒期;断食,节食;
💡 开 快车,“罚死他”(谐音) 快发(fa)试(s)题(t)
"There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers."
私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
近义:abstinence, privation, fasting, quick, rapid, smart 反义:lunch, picnic, snack, dine, feed, lagging
slow [slo] 词频1 词根: sl-
adj. 慢的;迟钝的;温和的;慢于…的; adv. 慢慢地;缓慢地; vt.& vi. (使)缓行,(使)减速; vi. 变慢;变萧条; vt. 放慢;阻碍;
💡 速度(s)低(low)即 慢
"an agonizingly slow process"
极其缓慢的过程
近义:brake, decelerate, lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky 反义:speed, hasten, quick, rapid, smart, spanking
cannot ['kænɔt] 词频1
=can not;未可;不能;不可;
"You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent."
你不付房租就不能永远住在这里。
dictated
v. 大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 ); 口授; 支配; 摆布

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