...and in the long run, disease is more humane than war or starvation. My, isn't that gloomy?
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n. 疾病;弊端;不安;
vt. 传染;使…有病;
💡 dis(apart)+ease→疾病
"About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease."
全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
近义：ill, malady, illness, complaint, condition, affliction
反义：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
adj. 仁爱的，慈善的;高尚的;
💡 hum土,地+an属于...的+e→有人情的，仁爱的
"Is it humane to kill animals for food?"
宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道 吗 ?
近义：humanitarian, philanthropist, benefactor, altruist, humanistic, kind
反义：heinous, horrible, inhuman, merciless, atrocious, outrageous
n. 挨饿;饥饿;饿死;绝食;
💡 starv=starve使饿死+ation表名词 →饥饿
"Many people die of starvation during famines every year."
每年发生饥荒时都有许多人饿死.
近义：hunger, inanition, famine
反义：apathy, indifference, weariness, apositia, hyporexia, anorexia
adj. 黑暗的;令人沮丧的;前景黯淡的;悲观的，阴郁的;
💡 gloom阴暗 + y ...的→ a.昏暗的;(天气)阴沉的；\r\n悲观沮丧的,愁容满面的
"A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon."
几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮.
近义：melancholic, melancholy, mirthless, morose, mournful, sad
反义：jaunty, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful
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