The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and torturous.
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adj. 极好的;异乎寻常的;很大的;了不起的;
💡 terr怕+ific...的→好到了让人害怕的地步→极好的
"I feel absolutely terrific today!"
我今天的感觉真是好极了!
近义:lurid, astounding, neat, phenomenal, smashing, spanking
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
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. 满的,装满的;完全的,完整的;丰富的;详尽的;
adv. 极其,十分;充分地,完全地;整整;直接地;
n. 充分,完全;全部;完整;极盛时;
v. 把衣服缝得宽大;把裙子缝出皱褶;[印]蒸洗,漂洗;
💡 因为fill(充满)所以full(满的)
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘,车水马龙。
近义:felt, abounding, laden, overcrowded, overstuffed, plump
反义:hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地;
adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的;
n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
a. 持续的, 不断的, 不停的
近义:imperishable, incessant, inexhaustible, infinite, interminable, lasting
反义:inaccurate, inconsistent, inexact, irregular, mutable, skittish
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"Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same."
— Pearl Buck