A dead thing goes with the stream. Only a living thing can go against it.
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adj. 活(着)的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;(按照规矩)管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活,生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义:livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反义:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记:反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
近义:athwart, agin
adj. 死去的;完全的;无感觉的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;绝对;极度;
n. 死者;(死一样的)寂静;极寒时候;
💡 呆的,人 死是“呆的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义:asleep, numb, numbed, unfeeling, benumbed, unresponsive
反义:mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
n. 河流,小河,川,溪;潮流,趋势,倾向;(事件等的)连续,(财富等的)滚滚而来;流出,流注,一连串;
vt.& vi. 流,流动;
vi. 飘扬;招展;鱼贯而行;一个接一个地移动;
vt. 按能力分班(或分组);按能力分班(或分组);
"The puddles had coalesced into a small stream."
地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
近义:inflow, issue, run, spring, well, debouch