Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
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n. 地下室，地窖;酒窖;<英>（都市住宅的）地下煤窖;[机]油盒;
vt. 把…藏入地窖（酒窖）;
💡 cell小房子+ar表名词 →地窖
"the inky blackness of the cellar"
地窖里的一片漆黑
近义：winery, bin, mainstay, plinth, base, basement
vt.& vi. 说服;劝说;使相信;使信服;
💡 per贯穿，自始至终+suade劝→一直劝→劝说
"I failed in my attempt to persuade her."
我未能说服她。
近义：incite, induce, influence, proselytize, sway, convert
反义：unsell, deter, discourage
pron. 他[她，它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。
近义：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
vt.& vi. 帮助;有助于， 有利于;
vt. 治疗;避免;招待（客人）;给…盛（饭、菜）;
n. 帮助;助手;补救办法;有用;
vi. （在餐桌旁）招待，侍应，作仆人（或店员、服务员等）;
int. [呼救语]救命！;
💡 同义词：assist，aid
"He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us."
尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
近义：assist, assuage, attend, succor, succour, support
反义：leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
searching
['sə:tʃiŋ]
adj. 搜索的;彻底的;锐利的;
n. 搜寻，搜索，检查;
v. 找寻( search的现在分词 );搜查;探查;[医学]（用仪器）探测（外伤）;
"He combed through the files searching for evidence of fraud."
他详查档案,寻找欺诈行为的证据.
近义：hunt, inquiry, pursuit, query, quest, research
adj. 黑暗的;乌黑的;忧郁的;神秘的;
n. 黑暗;暗色;暗处;
💡 轮椅(d)上的艺术家(ar)使肯德基(k)变得 黑暗
"She groped blindly for the light switch in the dark room."
她在黑暗的房间里摸索电灯开关。
近义：obscurity, penumbra, semidarkness, twilight, blackness, darkness
反义：incandescence, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, firelight, glow