The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.
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vt. 避开,避免,预防;[法]使无效,撤销,废止;
💡 a=out处于+void空→empty out空出来→避开,避免
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。
近义:parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
反义:approach, initiate, launch, start, tackle, wage
adj. 具体的,有形的,实在的,实际的;固结成的,混凝土制的;图案诗歌的;
n. 混凝土;具体物;(图案式)有形诗;〔建〕钢筋混凝土;
vt. 使凝固;用混凝土修筑;萃取;
vi. 凝固;固结;变坚固;使用混凝土;
💡 con共同+crete[=cre制造]→共同制造→混凝土
"The reactor is encased in concrete and steel."
核反应堆由钢筋混凝土围住。
近义:physical, lump, cluster, group, accumulate, bind
vt. 允诺,许诺;给人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 许诺;有指望,有前途;
n. 许诺;希望,指望;允诺的东西;
💡 pro前面+mise送,放出→在做事前送出的话→允诺
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言.
近义:assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer
反义:recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
vt. 耕作,种植;教养,栽培;改善;交朋友;
💡 cult耕种,培养+ivate表动词 → 耕作;培养
"We should cultivate the good habits of diligence and frugality."
我们要养成勤俭节约的好风气.
近义:nurture, plant, raise, seed, sow, farm
adj. 模糊的;(思想上)不清楚的;(表达或感知)含糊的;暧昧的;
n. 模糊不定状态;
💡 vague=vag漫游→漫游而思想不集中→含糊的
"The final letter is very vague; possibly an R or a K."
最后一个字母很不清楚, 可能是R,也可能是K.
近义:hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate
反义:bounded, determinate, distinct
n. 第一,最初;头等;一号,;[乐]高音部;
adv. 最早,最初;首次;宁愿;优先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
💡 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,训练
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反义:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost