A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.
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n. 恭维;敬意;道贺，贺词;致意;
vt. 向…道贺;称赞;向…致意;
💡 com全部+pli满，填满+ment名词后缀→[让人]+分满足→恭维[别人]
"The manager paid her a compliment on her work."
经理赞扬了她的工作.
近义：laud, praise, joy, congratulate, eulogize, extol
反义：attack, recuse, reproach, batter, hammer, censure
n. 赠品，礼物;天赋;赠送;天资;
vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力（或才能等）;授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与；礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义：present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
adv. 离开，远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方；离去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
adv. 无忧无虑地;粗心大意地;草率地;淡漠地;
"Don't bundle all the clothes into that bag so carelessly."
别把所有的衣服随随便便塞进那个手提包里.
近义：hurriedly, improvidently, inadvertently, inattentively, laxly, lightheartedly
反义：warily, watchfully, cagily, carefully, cautiously, charily
conj. 除非，如果不;
prep. 除了，…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现，这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
近义：save, except
v. 想要;希望;打算;需要…在场;
n. 需要的东西;缺少;贫穷;
💡 因为want 所以want 东西
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义：intend, like, mean, seek, will, wish
反义：scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay