This year, or this month, or, more likely, this very day, we have failed to practise ourselves the kind of behaviour we expect from other people.

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likely ['laɪkli] 词频1
adj. 可能的;适合的;有希望的; adv. 可能;或许;大概;多半;
💡 like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近义:inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible 反义:imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
expect [ɪk'spɛkt] 词频1 词根: spec
vt. 期望;预料;要求;认为(某事)会发生; vi. 预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
💡 ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品.
近义:wait, await, previse, bide, hope, contemplate
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
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
practise ['præktɪs] 词频2
vt.& vi. 练习;实习;积极从事;执业; na. “practice”的变体;
"You need to practise every day."
你需要每天练习。
近义:practice, rehearse, drill, exercise, profess
ourselves [ɑr'sɛlvz] 词频1
pron. “myself”的复数;我们自己;(把)我们自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我们快活极了。
近义:us, we

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