[M]aybe the most any of us can expect of ourselves isn't perfection but progress.
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vt. 期望;预料;要求;认为(某事)会发生;
vi. 预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
💡 ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品.
近义:wait, await, previse, bide, hope, contemplate
n. 完美;完善;最后加工;圆满;
💡 per全部+fect做+ion表名词→ 全部做完 → 完全;完美
"His body was honed to perfection."
他的身体锻炼得十全十美。
近义:ideality, appropriateness, refinement, suitability, completion, genuineness
反义:deficiency, faultiness
n. 进步;前进;[生物学]进化;(向更高方向)增长;
v. (使)进步,(使)进行;发展;促进;
vi. 发展;(向更高方向)增进;
💡 pro向前,在前+gress走→向前走
"She watched the cow's ponderous progress."
她看着牛迟缓地向前走着。
近义:improve, unfold, advance, develop, evolve, gestate
反义:pullback, pullout, recoil, retirement, walkout, withdrawal
pron. “myself”的复数;我们自己;(把)我们自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我们快活极了。
近义:us, we