Maybe the greatest challenge now is to find a way to keep independence while also committing ourselves to the ties that bind people, families, and ultimately societies together.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 独立,自主;足够维持闭居生活的收入;独立心;自恃心;
💡 in不+depend依靠+ence名词后缀 → 不依靠 → 独立,自主
"Tunisia achieved independence from French colonial rule in 1956."
突尼斯于1956年从法国的殖民统治下获得独立。
近义:autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, freedom
反义:dependance, dependency
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"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:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 最后,最终;基本上;根本;郅;
💡 ultim- 表”最后”
"Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters."
从政者最终是向选民负责。
近义:last, lastly, eventually, finally
adv. 也许;可能;大概;
n. 不确定性;
"Maybe he'll come, maybe he won't."
他可能来,也可能不来。
近义:uncertainty, perchance, perhaps, possibly, probably, haply
反义:indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
n. 挑战;盘问;质疑;怀疑;
vt. 质疑;向…挑战;
vi. 提出挑战,要求竞赛(或竞争);驳斥;
💡 叉那鸡(谐音):用叉子叉那只鸡是 挑战 网友:zhang 补充:chall=call(喊叫)+eng=ing(发生了一次元音字元音变)+e(名词后缀,只表示这是
"It was a challenge, keeping ten boisterous seven-year-olds amused."
要逗着十个好动的七岁孩子玩真是一种挑战。
近义:impugn, negate, object, oppose, oppugn, outdare
反义:back, backstop, reinforce, second, support, advocate
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉;
n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass