The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.
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adj. 邪恶的，罪恶的;有害的;不幸的，不吉的;品行坏的;
n. 邪恶，罪恶;坏事，恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base （卑劣的） → n.邪恶；祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义：ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反义：goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
n. 症状;征兆;
💡 pto 表”下垂”;尸体
"Was the noise a cause of the illness, or were the complaints about noise merely a symptom?"
噪音是病因呢, 还是对噪音的抱怨仅仅是一种症状 呢 ?
近义：syndrome, indication, indicator, signal, spar, clue
n. 真空;空白;空虚;清洁;
v. 用真空吸尘器清扫;
💡 vac空+uum表名词 →空虚；真空
"Vacuum cleaners work by suction."
真空吸尘器靠抽吸除尘。
近义：hoover, void, blank
adv. 究竟什么时候;不论何时;
conj. 无论什么时候;随时;无论何时;每当;
💡 when何时+ever究竟→无论何时,随时
"You can ask for help whenever you need it."
你如果需要帮助随时可以提出来。
近义：if, provided, when, whensoever, whene'er
vi. 未履行任务或责任;受传唤时未出庭;由于不到庭而败诉;弃权;
vt. 未履行，拖欠;未参加或完成（例如，比赛）;[法]因未到庭而败（诉）;
n. 未履行，拖欠;[法]未到庭;弃权;[计] 缺省，默认;
💡 fals, fall =err,deceive,表示”犯错误,欺骗”
"The company is in default on the loan."
这家公司拖欠借款。
近义：renege, fail, abort, remaining, shortness, want
反义：honor, pay, heed, implement, keep, obey
adj. 道德的，道义上的;精神上的;无疑的，当然的;教导道德的;
n. 寓意，教训;（尤指男女间的）品行;格言;〈古〉相对者;
💡 mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的支持。
近义：parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反义：immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular