Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
— Douglas Adams  ·  No category

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exception [ɪk'sɛpʃən] 词频2 词根: ceive
n. 例外，除外;反对，批评;[法律]异议，反对;
💡 ex出+cept拿，抓，握住+ion名词后缀→除外
"Would you kindly make an exception for us this time?"
请给通融一下.
近义：qualification, caveat, exclusion, impunity, preclusion, separation
special ['spɛʃl] 词频1 词根: spec
adj. 特殊的;专门的;专用的;重要的; n. 专车;特价;特刊;特约稿;
💡 speci种类+al...的→比其他种类好的→特别的
"A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications."
有一个特别小组委员会裁决规划申请项目。
近义：outstanding, unusual, especial, exceptional, extraordinary, particular
speed [spid] 词频1 词根: sp-
n. 速度;快速;昌盛;（汽车的）变速器，排挡; vt.& vi. 急行，加速; vi. 超速;加速;迅速前行;兴隆; vt. 加快…的速度;使成功，使繁荣;
"Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly."
当心急转弯并相应调整车速。
近义：accelerate, budge, advance, hasten, pelt, race 反义：slow, brake, heaviness, impassivity, lateness, listlessness
light [laɪt] 词频1
n. 光;发光体;电灯;点火器; adj. 轻的;明亮的;浅色的;少量的; v. 点燃;照亮;用光指引; adv. 轻地，轻装地;
💡 房间光线（light）明暗度正好（right）
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义：illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence 反义：quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
possible ['pɑsəbl] 词频1 词根: 放置
adj. 可能的;可接受的;合理的，可以允许的;不坏的; n. 可能性，潜在性;可能的人物，可能有的事;最高分;
💡 音“跑四步”：被五步蛇咬了，跑四步还是 可能的 poss(pass通过)+ible(能): 可能的 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：穿着破（po）烂的两个美女（ss
"It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement."
想必他们可以达成协议.
近义：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open 反义：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
news [nju:z] 词频1 词根: 新
n. 新闻;消息;（可当作新闻内容的）人;物;
"She didn't appear at all surprised at the news."
她听到这消息时一点也没有显得吃惊。
近义：tidings, report, newsworthy, newsy

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"The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't."
"It鈥檚 not the fall that kills you; it鈥檚 the sudden stop at the end."
"My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre, and that I am therefor excused from saving Universes."
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