If my hands are fully occupied in holding on to something, I can neither give nor receive.
📚 名句词汇解析
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neither
['niðɚ]
adj. (两者)都不的;
pron. 两者都不;
adv. 两个都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非;皆不;两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协,问题就在这里。
近义:no, either
反义:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
vt.& vi. 收到;接到;接纳;接待;
vt. 接收;受理;欢迎;承受;
vi. 接到,获得;接见,欢迎;[电子学] 接收;[橄榄球] 接球;
💡 re一再,重新+ceive抓→全部→发觉→接受;收到
"It's encouraging to receive a favourable report on one's study."
学习得到好评是令人鼓舞的.
近义:get, welcome, greet, accept, take, inherit
反义:mail, remit, ship, transfer, issue, consign
adv. 充分地;完全地;足足;彻底地;
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来,而且高度警觉。
近义:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
反义:insufficiently, scarcely, scrappily, skimpily, truncately, unexhaustively
n. 佃户租种的土地;所有物(如土地、债券、股份等);私有财产;(因其热情、精力或决心等)阻拦不住某人;
v. 拿( hold的现在分词);认为;包含;容纳;
"He was debarred from holding public office."
他被禁止担任公职。
近义:kickstand, mount, prop, stay, support, stand
vt.& vi. 给予;赠送;作出;
vt. 供给;产生;举办;(为购买某物或做某事而)支付;
vi. (物体)塌下;让步;
n. 伸展性,弹性;
💡 给吾(谐音): 给
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我们再给你几分钟时间让你连续打下去.
近义:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
反义:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure