Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at de sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.

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opportunity [ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-] 词根: port
n. 机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境,条件;
💡 op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名词 → 向港口靠近 →机会
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借机再次冷落我们.
近义:instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening 反义:hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
jump [dʒʌmp]
vt. 跳;跳过;快速移动;(因吃惊、害怕或激动而)猛地一动; vi. 暴涨;跳跃;猛增; n. 猛长,暴涨;(需要跳越的)障碍;跳伞;
💡 象棋车(ju)马(m)炮(p)不停地 跳
"My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience."
我第一次跳伞的经历很令人激动。
近义:hop, leap, spring, vault, bound, hurdle
land [lænd] 词频1
n. 陆地;国家;地产;土地; vt.& vi. (使)登岸;降临;使陷于(困境);使不得不应付; vt. 自船上卸下;获得;捕到;钓到(鱼); vi. 跳落,跌落,被抛落(地面);
"the issue of Aboriginal land rights"
澳大利亚土著土地权问题
近义:disembark, sod, terra, ground, area, lot 反义:leave, start, board, embark, welkin, empyrean
least [list] 词频1
adj. 最小的;最少的( little的最高级);最不重要的,地位最低的; adv. 最少,最小; n. 最小;最少量;
"We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation."
如欲取消,请至少提前24小时告知。
近义:lowest, lowliest, measly, merest, minimal, minimum 反义:maximal, meridian, top, upmost, uppermost, greatest
ground [ɡraʊnd] 词频1 词根: gr-
n. 地面,土地;基础;范围;阵地,战场; vi. 搁浅,停飞;着陆; vt. 把…放在地上;在…的基础树立上;交给…基本知识;使…受初步训练; v. grind的过去式和过去分词;
"salt and freshly ground black pepper"
盐和新研磨的黑胡椒粉
近义:mount, rock, base, bed, bottom, bedrock
mama [[mə'ma:]]
n. 妈妈

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