A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.
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vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n. 尊重,恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反义:outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
adj. 清晰的;精确的;正规的;精密;
💡 pre….前的,预先+cise切→预先切好的→精确的
"At that precise moment, Miss Pulteney came into the office."
就在那时, 普尔特尼小姐走进了办公室.
近义:pinpoint, accurate, correct, crisp, exact, pernickety
反义:indefinite, lax, loose, mistakable, sketchy, uncertain
n. 关系;联系;浪漫关系;血缘关系;
💡 relation关系+ship表名词 →(亲属)关系
"the causal relationship between poverty and disease"
贫穷与疾病的因果关系
近义:interrelation, link, linking, association, nexus, relation
n. 命令;秩序;规则,制度;次序;
vt. 命令;订购;整理;
vi. 下订单;
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前两天到达以便适应新环境。
近义:ask, pray, tell, bid, dictate, request
反义:heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect
n. 大小,尺寸;规模;胶料,浆糊;巨大,大量;
vt. 按大小排列;改变…的大小;上胶料,上浆;上涂料;
adj. 一定尺寸的;
💡 四(si)则(ze)运算量 尺寸
"This report is an acknowledgement of the size of the problem."
这个报告承认了问题的严重性。
近义:dimension, magnitude, roominess, spaciousness, vastness, volume
反义:shortness, slightness, tininess, trifle, minuteness, diminutiveness
paycheck
['peitʃek]
n. 付薪水的支票,薪水;
"Have you looked at your paycheck lately?"
你最近看了自己的薪水支票了吗?
近义:pay, salary, stipend, wage, wages, earnings