Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat.
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n. 行动,活动;功能,作用;手段;[法]诉讼;
💡 后缀:ion 构成抽象名词,表示行为,行为的结果
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:movement, advance, implement, start, activate, proceeding
反义:inactivity, ineffectiveness, inertia, rest, inactiveness
n. 底部;末端;臀部;尽头;
adj. 底部的;
vt. 装底;测量深浅;查明真相;
vi. 到达底部;建立基础;
"The bottom of the bucket has worn through after all this time."
经过这么长时间,这只桶的底部终于磨穿了.
近义:arse, booty, behind, butt, breech, can
反义:head, height, apex, hilltop, peak, pinnacle
arms
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n. 武器;战争;臂;纹章;臂( arm的名词复数 );武器;[复数]战事;权力;
"Police officers in the UK do not usually carry arms ."
英国警察通常不携带武器。
近义:armament, armaments, armory, armoury, warfare, weaponry
vt. 复得,重回;回收;恢复(失物、失地、健康等);
n. 收复,取回;
"I struggled to regain some dignity."
我努力恢复自己的一点儿尊严。
近义:recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, recuperate, repossess
n. 平衡;天平;平衡力;(酿酒配料的)均衡;
vt.& vi. (使)平衡;(使)均衡;(使)相抵;权衡;
vt. 结平(账目);使(在某物上)保持平衡;使(各部分)协调;用天平称;
vi. 微微摇摆;倾斜后又复平衡;动摇;被补偿;
💡 八篮子(谐音):八个篮子放在 天平上测 平衡 网友:yqy补充: “白愣吃”(谐音):剩余款被白愣吃了;ba把(谐音),lance长矛:把长矛刺入--失去平衡
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我没有站稳,仰面摔倒。
近义:neutralize, poise, stabilise, stabilize, steady, counterweight
反义:outbalance, unfit, unsettle, bias, misadjust, upset
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. (食品)保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持,保养;供养,抚养;生活,生计;饲料;牧草;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工组织保留有在家里可能遭受伤害的孩子名单。
近义:hold, husband, maintain, reserve, retain, save
反义:transfer, cede, give, transgress, trespass, violate