Nothing in all the world is so nonsensical and contradictory, save mortals, that is, who live in the grip of the superstitions of the past.
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vt. 节省;保存;储蓄;解救;
vi. 节省;挽救;救球;
prep.&conj. 除…之外;
n. 救援，救援;
💡 save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
当时得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局势。
近义：liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband
反义：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
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
adj. 矛盾的;反驳的;抗辩的;
n. 对立物;矛盾因素;
"We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements."
我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
近义：naysaying, negative, opposing, contradictive, conflicting, contrary
vi. 生存;居住;生活，过活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 经历;度过;
"We cannot live without water."
没有水我们不能生存。
近义：last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反义：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
n. 紧握，抓牢;握力;掌握，理解;能力，胜任;
vt. 握紧，抓牢;吸引住：吸引…的兴趣或注意力;引起;
vi. 抓牢，紧握：保持紧握;
💡 gr(great)+ip:巨大的IP电话需 紧握 网友：yqy 咧嘴（grin）伸手（p）握；哥（g）被撕开（rip）了一道口子，因为他被握住（grip）了；比
"Keep a tight grip on the rope."
紧紧抓住绳索不放。
近义：handclasp, handshake, handshaking, hold, seize, clasp
反义：letup, readiness, releasing, slackening, distension, distention
adj. 过去的，以前的;结束的;前任的;
n. 过去，过往;往事;[语]过去时;
prep. 超过，超出;远于;越过;
adv. 经过，超过;
💡 past（过去的）已经pass（过去）
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步从他身边走过，都没有回头瞧他一眼。
近义：preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反义：modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current