The world is divided into two kinds of people, those who spend a great deal of time saving money, and those who spend a great deal of money saving time.
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"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:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt.& vi. 用钱,花钱;
vt. 花费;消耗;花(时间);度过;
n. (为某目的或某段时间内的)花销,花费,开销;
💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费;耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反义:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
n. 节约;节俭;储蓄金;挽救;
v. 拯救( save的现在分词);收集;保留;避免;
prep. 除…以外;
adj. 可取的,保存的;节省的,节约的;补偿的;救助的;
💡 sav节省+ing名词后缀 → 节省,节约
"electrical labour-saving devices around the home"
节省劳力的各种家用电器
近义:sparingness, thrift, economy, rescue, salvage, lean
反义:loss, misuse, spoilage, squandering, thriftlessness, wastage
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adj. 伟大的,杰出的;优异的,显著的;很多的;重大的;
adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地,成功地,顺利地;得意地;
n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物,大师;名家;
💡 联想:“贵的”就是伟大的 网友:12 补充:gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题,不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说,这是一部了不起的电影。
近义:super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big
反义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
vt. [牌戏]分;分配;经营;施予;
n. (一笔)交易;许多;待遇;发牌;
vi. 论述;(有效地或成功地)处理;惩处;交易;
adj. 冷杉木制的,松木制的;
"Don't worry; the deal was completely above board."
别担心,交易是完全合法的。
近义:give, behave, act, demean, deport, negotiation
反义:object, rebut, vary, differ, disaccord, disagree