Who would've thought such a slight tilt in our earthly axis could make such a big difference in our lives? The big wheel keeps on turning and here we are again, looking in the sweet face of darkness.
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n. 差别，差异;[数]差数，差额;意见分歧;特色;
vt. 辨别，区分;
💡 dif分开，否定，不+fer带来+ence名词后缀→带来不同→不同之处
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。
近义：inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反义：kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
turning
['tɝnɪŋ]
n. 旋转;转向;转弯处;车工工艺;
v. 转动;扭转;（使）变成;“turn”的现在分词;
💡 turn转+ing名词后缀 → 转向；旋转
"Not turning up was just a cop-out."
不露面只不过是在逃避而已。
近义：turn, bend, corner, curve, revolution, rotation
n. 面容;表面;脸;方面;
vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认;
vt. （感到不能）对付;（明知不好办而）交谈;必须对付（某情况）;面临…;
💡 face=fac表示脸、面 → 脸；表面；外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
闻到这令人作呕的气味,他皱眉蹙额.
近义：tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反义：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
n. 黑暗;阴郁;模糊;无知;
💡 dark黑暗的+ness表名词 →黑暗
"They left under the cloak of darkness."
他们在黑暗的掩护下离开了。
近义：murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark
反义：lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
n. 轴，轴线;[政]轴心;轴心国;[植]茎轴;
💡 axi-, axl- 轴
"Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth."
火星自转一周的时间比地球长。
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling