To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.
— Peter Ustinov  ·  No category

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refuse [ri'fjʊz] 词频1 词根: fus
v. 拒绝;回绝;推却; n. 废弃物;垃圾;
💡 re回+fuse流，泻→向回流→拒绝
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：reject, snub, spurn, waive, decline, deny 反义：indulge, assent, nod, accede, acquiesce, comply
normal ['nɔrml] 词频2 词根: norm
adj. 正常的;正规的，标准的;[数学]正交的;精神健全的; n. 正常，常态;标准;[数学]法线;
💡 norm规则，规范+al形容词后缀→有规范的→正常的
"the inversion of normal word order"
正常词序的倒装
近义：normalcy, normality, ordinary, regular, standard, usual 反义：irregular, malformed, misshapen, nonconforming, atypical, uncommon
another [ə'nʌðɚ] 词频1
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种; pron. 另一个，别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义：other
noise [nɔɪz] 词频1
n. 噪音;嘈杂声，喧闹声;声音，声响;杂音; vt. 谣传;哄传;传说; vi. 发出声音;大声议论;
💡 音“闹死”： 噪音太大，吵闹死了 鼻子(nose)里加个(i)- 吵闹
"If you close that door, you can shut the noise in."
你要是关上那扇门, 就听不到吵闹声了.
近义：preach, propagate, report, reveal, spread, broadcast 反义：still, stillness, quietness
awards
n. 奖项；判决；奖赏（award的复数）
accepting
a. 易接受的；赞同的；[商业]承兑的

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"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious."
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