A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.

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human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
n. 人,人类; adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
occupation [,ɑkju'peʃən] 词频2 词根: 抓住
n. 职业,工作;占有,占领;(土地、房屋、建筑等的)使用;
💡 oc再次+cup拿,抓,握住+ation表名词 → occup(y)占领+ation表名词 → 占领,占据;职业
"Please state your name, age and occupation below."
请在下面写明姓名、年龄和职业。
近义:housework, job, office, post, profession, pursuit
become [bɪ'kʌm] 词频1
vi. 变为,成为;变得;变成; vt. 适合,适宜;相称,相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为;成为(=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit 反义:remain, keep, stay, get
must [mʌst] 词频1
aux. 必须;必然要;(做出逻辑推断);(表示坚持); n. 必须做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香; vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必须;(提出建议)应该;得;(表示很可能或符合逻辑)一定; adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
nuisance ['nusns] 词频3
n. 讨厌的东西(人,行为)麻烦事;非法妨害,损害;麻烦事;
💡 牛绅士”(谐音): 讨厌的人或物 nuis(源于noise)+ance(名缀):噪音noise 让人讨厌
"I it is a nuisance, this delay."
这样拖延,真是讨厌。
近义:inconvenience, irritant, pother, tribulation, trouble, bother 反义:joy, joyance, joyousness, liking, pleasantness, possession
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe

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