Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.
Willa Cather  ·  Winter

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winter ['wɪntɚ] 词频1
n. 冬,冬天;年岁;萧条期,衰落期; v. 过冬;冬季饲养(家畜);使受冻,使萎缩; adj. 冬天的,冬季的;越冬的;冬播的;
"When winter comes, some birds will fly away to the south."
冬天到来时, 一些鸟就会飞到南方去.
近义:hibernate, hibernation, wintertime, hibernal, wintery, wintry 反义:summertime
long [lɔŋ] 词频1 词根: /lə/
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的; adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地; n. 长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤; vi. 渴望,极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙(long) 长龙(拼音long)摆尾 网友:顾亮亮 补充:龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间?
近义:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather 反义:little, minute, small, squat, slight
country ['kʌntri] 词频1
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数(count) 国家有多少树苗(ry)被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义:homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign 反义:municipal, urban, city
until [ən'tɪl] 词频1
prep. 到…为止;在…以前; conj. 到…为止,在…以前;直到…才;
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义:till, to, unto
stale [stel] 词频3
adj. 陈腐的;不新鲜的;走了味的; v. 变陈旧;变得不新鲜;(牛马、骆驼等)撒尿; n. (牛马、骆驼的)尿;
💡 s(蛇)+tale(传说):美女蛇的故事- 过时的 陈旧的 网友:yqy补充: 放在stall里太久了,都变stale了(想象一下牛棚里那难闻的气味吧);源自s
"The air of the room was fetid with stale tobacco smoke."
房间里的空气有陈烟的臭味.
近义:age, perish, ruin, spoil, taint, waste 反义:latest, modern, new, novel, unworn, young
shabby [ˈʃæbi] 词频3 词根: sh-
adj. 破旧的,衣衫褴褛的;卑鄙的;悭吝的;低劣的,下流的;
💡 傻B”(谐音):傻B穿破衣- 破旧的
"She wore shabby old jeans and a T-shirt."
她穿着一条破旧的牛仔裤和一件T恤衫。
近义:ragged, tattered, threadbare, torn, worn, slovenly 反义:immaculate, impeccable, nice, ordered, orderly, organised

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