We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.
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vt. 想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为;
vi. 想象;猜想,推测;
💡 imag=image图像+ine...的→有关图像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在网球赛中,我竟被一位70高龄的老人击败,请想像一下我当时的惊愕状态.
近义:ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
adj. 复杂的;难懂的;复合的;
n. 建筑群;相关联的一组事物;情结;不正常的忧虑;
💡 com共同+plex重叠→全部重叠→复杂的
"the complex structure of the human brain"
错综复杂的人脑构造
近义:resort, complicate, installation, system, apparatus, complexus
反义:modest, ordinary, oversimplified, plain, bare, stodgy
n. 国会;代表大会;(用于某些国家的政党名称)国民大会;社交;
vi. 开会,集合;
💡 con共同+gress行走→走到一起→代表大会
"But Congress is in a dangerously fretful mood."
但国会存在一种危险的焦躁情绪。
近义:assembly, meeting, conference, convention, convocation
frustrating
[frʌ'streitiŋ]
adj. 产生挫折的,使人沮丧的,令人泄气的;
v. 使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧;
"It's frustrating to have to wait so long."
要等这么长时间,真令人懊恼。
近义:irritating, jarring, obnoxious, perturbing, bothersome, aggravating