Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive hatred, and when they meet upon the same road, one of them has to give place.
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n. 诗,诗歌;诗意,诗情;作诗;诗歌艺术;
💡 poet诗人+ry集合 →诗歌
"This is a good example of Shelley's lyric poetry."
这首诗是雪莱抒情诗的范例.
近义:poesy
n. 进步;前进;[生物学]进化;(向更高方向)增长;
v. (使)进步,(使)进行;发展;促进;
vi. 发展;(向更高方向)增进;
💡 pro向前,在前+gress走→向前走
"She watched the cow's ponderous progress."
她看着牛迟缓地向前走着。
近义:improve, unfold, advance, develop, evolve, gestate
反义:pullback, pullout, recoil, retirement, walkout, withdrawal
adj. 有雄心的;有野心的;费力的;耗资的;
💡 amb大+it行走+ious形容词后缀 → 大步向前走的 → 有雄心的
"a fiercely ambitious young manager"
雄心勃勃的年轻经理
近义:aspiring, materialistic, avaricious, possessive, pushful, thrusting
反义:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
adj. 天生的,生来的;本能的,直觉的;
💡 in(in)+stinct(prick)+ive(形容词后缀)→本能的;直觉的
"She's an instinctive player."
她是个天生的运动员。
近义:instinctual, reflex, gut
n. 仇恨,憎恶;敌意;
💡 hatr仇恨+ed名词后缀 → 憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
"There was suspicion and even downright hatred between them."
他们之间相互怀疑甚至极度仇恨。
近义:antipathy, hostility, loathing, malice, odium, averseness
反义:idyl, idyll, attachment, predilection, romance, tenderness
vt. 仇恨,憎恨;厌恶;对…感到不喜欢或讨厌;
vi. 恨;
n. 强烈的仇恨或厌恶,恨;仇恨或讨厌的对象;
💡 恨他而想“害他”(谐音)
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我实在不愿把实情告诉你,但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
近义:loathe, scorn, scunner, despise, detest, dislike
反义:idolize, worship, cherish, adore, idyl, idyll