When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat.
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n. 票,入场券;标签;传票,交通违规的通知单;<美>候选人名单;
vt. 售票;给…门票;加标签于,指派;对。。开交通违章通知单;
💡 tick+et(表示缩小的名词后缀)→票;入场券;标签
"a season ticket holder"
有季票的人
近义:label, mark, tag, tally, docket, pass
n. 前面;正面;身体前部;前线;
adj. 前面的;正面的;舌前的;
v. 面向;在…前面;用…作正面;领导;
💡 fac,front =face,表示”脸,面”
"He shouldered his way to the front, shouldering others aside."
他用肩膀挤开别人,走到前面.
近义:frontal, seafront, waterfront, promenade, esplanade, outdare
反义:posterior, rear, rearward, behind, hind, hindmost
vt. bear的过去分词;支撑,支持;亲自携带,运输;
vi. 结果,生产;和…有关;
adj. 出生的,出身于…的;天生的,天赋的;
"Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature."
萨姆在乡下出生,特别喜爱大自然。
近义:inborn, inbred, inchoate, innate, congenital, connate
n. 反常的事;突然的念头;怪异物;[俚]吸毒(成瘾)者;颓废派成员;性变态者;
vi. 胡闹,开玩笑;行事任性怪诞;[美国俚语](尤指在服用迷幻药后)变得极度兴奋;[俚语](像吸过毒似的)行为反常;
vt. 激怒;[俚语]使采取不合常规的生活方式;[俚语]使处于幻觉剂影响之下;
"By some freak of fate, she won an enormous sum of money."
她不知交了什么好运, 赢了一大笔钱.
近义:flip, intimidate, frighten, bewilder, daunt, monster
vt.& vi. 给…看;表现出;显露出;上演;
vt. 说明;指示;表明;演示;
n. 展览;显示;外观;表演;
vi. 被人看见,显现,显而易见;
💡 秀”(谐音): 做秀就是 展示自己
"After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast."
表演结束之后,我们获准到后台和演员见面。
近义:present, raise, showcase, unhide, display, exhibit
反义:mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
n. 席位,座位;所在地;场所;臀部;
vt. 使就座;使就职;使获得座位(或席位);可容纳若干座位;
💡 s(蛇)+eat(吃):蛇坐到 座位上去吃 有几个seat(座位),快去sit(坐)
"The height of the bicycle seat is adjustable."
这辆自行车车座的高度可以调节。
近义:sit, incase, insert, place, rest, base
反义:heave, heft, hoist, jack, lift, raise