Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.
John Updike  ·  Dreams

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possibility [,pɑsə'bɪləti] 词频2 词根: 放置
n. 可能,可能性;希望,可能发生的事物;
💡 poss可能+ ibility表名词→ 可能;可能的事
"We cannot rule out that possibility."
我们不能排除那种可能性。
近义:likelihood, opportunity, outlook, potential, potentiality, virtuality 反义:impracticability, inability
nature ['netʃɚ] 词频1 词根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
incite [ɪn'saɪt] 词根: in
vt. 刺激;激励;煽动;促使;
💡 in使+cit唤起+e→鼓励
"Just a few words will incite him into action."
他只需几句话一将,就会干.
近义:impassion, impel, induce, inflame, instigate, arouse 反义:heal, hush, appease, lighten, lull, assuage
come [kʌm] 词频1
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生; vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满(…岁); int. 嗨!;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage 反义:leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split
true [tru] 词频1
adj. 真正的;真实的;忠实的;正确的; adv. 真正地;确实地;正确地;正当地; n. 真理,真实;正,准,精确; vt. 摆正;决定(某物)的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鲸鱼是鱼,对还是错?
近义:legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful 反义:illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
dreams
n. 梦想, 美梦(dream的复数形式)

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