For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it is a pity that you use it so little.
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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
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. 叫回,召回;使想起,回想;取消;调回工厂;
n. 召回,唤回;记忆力,回想;罢免;收回通告;
💡 re回,向后+call呼唤→召回,回忆
"He seemed to have a very selective recall of past events."
他好像对过去的事情有选择地回忆.
近义:recollect, remember, revive, reminisce, retrospect, memento
n. 嗅觉;气味;臭味;发出臭气的人[东西];
vt.& vi.& link-v. 嗅,闻;闻出,发觉,查出;发出…的气味;
💡 鼻子太小(small),闻(smell)不到
"I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood."
一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。
近义:nose, scent, sniff, snuff, pong, reek
n. [机]动力,功率;力量;政权,权力;强国,大国;
vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量;
vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进;
adj. 权力的;机械能的,电动的;用电力(或动力)发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反义:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
n. 怜悯;同情;可惜的事;憾事;
vt. 对…表示怜悯;对…感到同情;
💡 鼻涕(谐音): 同情他人,眼泪鼻涕一起流 掉进坑(pit)里的老外(y)让人 同情 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:可惜的事情发生了,我新买的皮鞋(pi)在石头上踢
"What he felt was more akin to pity than love."
他感受到的更像怜悯,而不是爱。
近义:commiserate, leniency, mercy, ruth, sorriness, sympathy
反义:heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage