As long as humanity has been human, it has looked toward the heavens and dreamed that some day, some way, there would be giant federal contracts involved.
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n. 人类;人性;人道;人文学科;
💡 human人类+ity名词后缀 →人性，人类
"The use of H - bombs would be an outrage against humanity."
使用氢弹是违反人道的暴行.
近义：humankind, humans, man, mankind, world, civilisation
反义：heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
adj. 联邦（制）的;同盟的;
n. 联邦主义者;同盟盟友;
💡 feder=league联盟+al...的 → 联盟的，联邦的
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义：federalistic
反义：indivisible, integral, single
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的，过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间，长时期;[语]长音节;（服装的）长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望，极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙（long） 长龙（拼音long)摆尾 网友：顾亮亮 补充：龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间？
近义：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义：little, minute, small, squat, slight
n. 巨人，大汉;巨兽，巨物;卓越人物;
adj. 特大的，巨大的;伟大的;
💡 鸡(gi)对于蚂蚁(ant)来说是 巨人
"Once upon a time there was a giant with two heads."
从前有个两头巨人.
近义：behemoth, monster, colossus, jumbo, colossal, enormous
反义：midget, runt
involved
[in'vɔlvd]
adj. 复杂难懂的;与他人有密切关系的;受牵扯的;作为一部份参与的;
v. 表明（某人参与了罪行等）(involve的过去式和过去分词);使参与;牵涉;使专心于;
"a detailed assessment of the risks involved"
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近义：implicated, intricate, knotty, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled
反义：uncommitted, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable