At the present rate of progress, it is almost impossible to imagine any technical feat that cannot be achieved - if it can be achieved at all - within the next few hundred years.
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adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物,赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
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
adv. 几乎,差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多;几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不,无,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对,没法让她高兴。
近义:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反义:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
vt. 想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为;
vi. 想象;猜想,推测;
💡 imag=image图像+ine...的→有关图像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在网球赛中,我竟被一位70高龄的老人击败,请想像一下我当时的惊愕状态.
近义:ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
adj. 技术(性)的,工艺的,学术(上)的,专门(技术)的,艺术的;[法]根据法律的,法律上的;[商]人造的,用工业方法制造的,由市场内部因素(如投机等)引起的;〈美俚〉外表的,表面上的,浅薄的;
💡 techn技术,能力+ical形容词后缀 → 技术上的
"Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age."
此类传统方法似乎同我们今天的科技时代格格不入。
近义:proficient, cognizant, connoisseur, experienced, expert, specialized