Advancements in technology have provided us the wonderful freedom to procrastinate faster than ever before.
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n. 科技(总称);工业技术;工艺学;[总称]术语;
💡 techno技术,能力+logy学科 → 技术学
"the advent of new technology"
新技术的出现
近义:technics
adj. 极好的,精彩的,绝妙的;美妙;胜;神妙;
💡 wonder奇迹,神奇+ful形容词后缀 → 极好的;惊人的,奇妙的
"Ben's a wonderful father."
本是个极好的父亲。
近义:arresting, laudable, marvellous, marvelous, meritorious, astonishing
反义:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
n. 自由,自主;直率;特权,特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
vi. 拖延,耽搁;
💡 pro很多…+crastin明天+ate动词后缀→有许多明天明日复明日→拖延
"While the inclination to procrastinate is common, one must fully consider the detrimental impact of unnecessary delays."
虽然拖延的倾向是普遍的, 但是人们应该充分考虑到不必要的延误造成的有害影响.
近义:postpone, shelve, delay, idle, shirk
provided
[prə'vaɪdɪd]
conj. 如果;假如;在…的条件下;
v. 提供,供给( provide的过去式和过去分词);
💡 根据其“以...为条件”的意思来记忆。
"The fall of the old regime provided fertile ground for opportunism."
旧政权的垮台为机会主义提供了成熟的时机.
近义:predicted, supplied, foreseen, providing, whenever
反义:lacking, devoid