The shah always falls in the end, Saddam always turns on you, and the Saudis always betray you. If we support evil, the long-term price is almost always too high.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
vt. 支持;帮助;支撑;维持;
n. 支撑;支持者;[数学]支集;支撑物;
💡 sup在…下面+port带→带来支持→支持
"The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support."
贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
近义：hold, maintain, backstop, prop, steady, sustain
反义：leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
adj. 邪恶的，罪恶的;有害的;不幸的，不吉的;品行坏的;
n. 邪恶，罪恶;坏事，恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base （卑劣的） → n.邪恶；祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义：ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反义：goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
n. 学期;条款;术语;期限;
vt. 把…称为;把…叫做;
💡 term(boundary)→期限；期间；学期；术语；措辞；交谊
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的满期
近义：call, designate, word, wording, definition, diction
adv. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
vt. 对…不忠;背叛;出卖;泄露;
💡 必捶(谐音)→敢 背叛我，必捶死你 be(谐音被)+tray(trade贸易):被卖了- 叛变
"I would as lief kill myself as betray my master."
我宁愿自杀也不会出卖我的主人。
近义：forsake, insinuate, reveal, surface, finger, delate
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的，过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间，长时期;[语]长音节;（服装的）长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望，极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙（long） 长龙（拼音long)摆尾 网友：顾亮亮 补充：龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间？
近义：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义：little, minute, small, squat, slight