When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.
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adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
💡 sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
n. 激情，热情;热心，爱好;热恋;酷爱;
vt.&vi. [诗歌用语]表露强烈感情，显示巨大热情;
💡 pass感情+ion名词后缀 →热情，激情
"That child stamps her foot when she is in a passion."
那女孩一发脾气就跺脚.
近义：infatuation, inflaming, ardor, obsession, paroxysm, vehemence
反义：aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
n. 爆炸，炸裂;爆发;扩张，激增;（感情，尤指愤怒的）突然爆发;
💡 explo=explode爆炸+sion表名词 → 发出很大声音 → 爆炸
"It was, it seems, an explosion on a Soviet gas pipeline."
（然而）这似乎是，苏联的天然气管道爆炸了。
近义：pop, bang, blast, blasting, blowout, blowup
adj. 给人印象深刻的，感人的;引人注目的;可观的;显赫;
💡 im进+press挤压+ive形容词后缀 →给人深刻印象的
"The building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in photographs."
这栋大楼外观雄伟，与照片中所见一模一样。
近义：lurid, awesome, pompous, sensational, spectacular, stirring
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. 暴力引起的;剧烈的，（风，爆炸等）猛烈的，狂暴的;感情强烈的;颜色强烈的;
💡 violat-, viol- 表”伤害;暴力的”
"This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime."
这个市区已成为暴力犯罪的滋生地。
近义：hotheaded, impulsive, rash, rough, squally, stormy
反义：noncombatant, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene
prep. （表示位置）处在…中;（表示范围）在…之内;（表示牵涉）经过;（表示所属）为…所特有;
💡 among处在…中+st站立 → 在…之中
"He was sitting amongst a group of children, telling them a story."
他正坐在一群孩子中间讲故事.
近义：twixt, between, betwixt, amid, amidst, among