Did you know that every two hours the nations of this world spend as much on armaments as they spend on the children of this world every year?
— Peter Ustinov  ·  No category

📚 名句词汇解析

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spend [spɛnd] 词频1 词根: sp-
vt.& vi. 用钱，花钱; vt. 花费;消耗;花（时间）;度过; n. （为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销;
💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费；耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain 反义：husband, keep, maintain, conserve
know [no] 词频1 词根: 知道
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信; n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗？
近义：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句（l）话（word）讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
year [jɪr] 词频1
n. 年;年纪;一年的期间;某年级的学生;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
学生于十月返校，开始新学年的学习。
近义：twelvemonth, annum
children ['tʃɪldrən] 词频1
n. 孩子们(child的复数);儿童;膝下;孥;
"Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour."
儿童必须学会社会上认可的行为举止。
近义：kids, bambini, bambinos, offspring, progeny, scions 反义：parentage
armaments
n. 军备(armament的复数形式); 武器装备
近义：armament, arms, warfare, weaponry, weapons

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"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously."
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