The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.
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n. 目的,目标;目的地,终点;[罕用语]预定,指定;
💡 destin 注定+ ation 过程、结果 → n.目的地,终点;目标
"Life can be likened to a journey with an unknown destination."
生活可以被比作一次不知目的的旅行.
近义:heading, route, tack, way, bearing, course
adj. 直的;连续的;直率的;整齐的;
adv. 直地;直接地;坦率地;立即;
n. 直线;直线部分;
💡 straight(draw tight)→直立的;正直的;直线;直接地;坦白地
"This dessert can be served straight from the fridge."
这种甜食从冰箱里拿出来就可以吃。
近义:raised, rigid, standing, upright, erect, honest
反义:matted, ruffled, screwed, skewed, tangly, twisty
vi. 上飞机,上船;着手,从事;
vt. 使…上船或飞机;使从事,使着手;投资于;
💡 em上+ bark木头→ 上木头→上船
"Some forethought and preparation is necessary before you embark on the project."
你着手进行这个项目之前必须有所考虑,有所准备。
近义:board, lade, ship, risk, stake, chance
反义:unlade, unship, disembark, debark, protect, secure
n. 小路,路;路线,路程;〈比喻〉(人生的)道路;(思想,行为,生活的)途径;
💡 怕死”(谐音):怕死,所以走 小路 =pass:通过的 小路
"Go through the arch and follow the path."
穿过拱门沿小径往前走。
近义:lane, line, pathway, road, route, sidewalk
adv. (坐、倒、躺)下;向下;(表示范围或顺序的限度)下至;
prep. (从高处)向下;(表示位置)在…的下方;(表示方向)沿着…向下;(表示时间)自…以来;
adj. 向下的;沮丧的;计算机或计算机系统停机;(以…)落后于对手的;
n. (鸟的)绒羽;绒毛;软毛;汗毛;
vt. 放下;(尤指大口或快速地)喝下;使摔倒;击落(敌机等);
vi. [常用于祈使句中]下去;下来;卧倒;下降;
💡 音“铛”,铛的一声向下 落
"Calm down! Don't get so agitated."
冷静下来!别那么激动。
近义:lint, fluff, fuzz, ingurgitate, quaff, swallow
反义:above, overhead, upstairs, upward, upwards, aloft
adj. 有毛病的,失常的;错误的,不正确的;不好的,不公正的;反对的,相反的,颠倒的,背面的,里面的;
adv. 不对,错误,失当;不好,不公正;逆,颠倒,翻转;有毛病,不舒服;
n. 过失,错误;不义的行为;不义行为;犯罪;
vt. 委屈,无理地对待,诽谤;
💡 勿(w)容(rong)忍 错误的
"I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one."
我弄错了。不是红的那个,是蓝的那个。
近义:hurt, injure, insult, mistreat, offend, penalize
反义:heal, mend, rectify, reform, remedy, repair