Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.
Izaak Walton  ·  Birds

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curious ['kjʊrɪəs] 词频1 词根: cur
adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
💡 cur关心+ious….的→关心的,好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。
近义:odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional 反义:artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
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
little ['lɪtl] 词频1
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的; adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地; n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间; det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny 反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
nimble ['nɪmbl] 词频4
adj. 灵活的;敏捷的;(头脑)思路敏捷的,机智的;机敏的;
近义:light, limber, lissom, lissome, lithe, nippy 反义:heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, awkward
warble ['wɔ:bl] 词频5
v. 鸟鸣,用柔和的颤声唱; n. 鸟啭,颤声;
"A warble for joy of lilac - time, returning in reminiscence."
唱一支深情的歌, 为这回忆中归来的丁香花季节的欢乐.
近义:peep, pule, quaver, trill, tweet, twitter
forth [fɔrθ] 词频1
adv. 向前,向前方;露着的,往外的;[废语]出外,离家; prep. 出自,从…离开;
"They set forth at dawn."
他们在黎明时出发。
近义:henceforth, henceforward, hereafter

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