When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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vulnerable
['vʌlnərəbl]
adj. （地方）易受攻击的;易受伤的;易受批评的;[桥牌]已成局的;
💡 vulner- 表”受伤”
"He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable."
她看上去很脆弱,他就主动去保护她.
近义：helpless, assailable, attackable, undefended, unguarded, defenceless
反义：indestructible, unassailable, undestroyable, imperviable, impervious, insensible
vi. 承认;同意;承兑;
vt. 接受;承认;承担;承兑;
💡 ac一再+cept拿→接受；承认
"The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it."
证据是那样的令人折服，他觉得不得不接受。
近义：honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
反义：refuse, reject, snub, spurn, decline, disavow
adj. 活着的;活泼的;有生气的;敏感的;
💡 a在…，…的+live活→活的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义：live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, passionate
反义：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的;
v. 使用（ use的过去式和过去分词）;常常，经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义：outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反义：unused, unworn
vt. 想;思索;以为;看待;
vi. 思辩;考虑;构想;回忆;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
💡 深刻(谐音):深刻的思 想 我在想（think）该如何感谢（thank）他们
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去，他们就会认为你不合群。
近义：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
adj. 成年的，成熟的;被…长满的;栽培的;
v. 种植(grow的过去分词);生长，变成;
"The two halves of the main branch have grown apart."
主枝的左右两边各向不同的方向生长.
近义：mature, adult