Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
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n. 国家;州;状况,情况;资格;
vt. 规定;陈述,声明;
adj. 国家的;国务的,公务的;正式的;
💡 stat站立+e强调 → 国家;状态
"Dot arrived in a state of great agitation."
多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
近义:hold, maintain, assert, asseverate, manifest, assure
n. 超过;超额量;多余量;放肆;
adj. 超重的,过量的,额外的;
💡 ex出+cess行走→过度,过剩
"It would export excess supply, instead."
相反,它将输出过度的供应。
近义:overabundance, overflow, overplus, plethora, superabundance, surfeit
反义:inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of), 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
v. 落下;跌倒;减少;沦陷;
n. 落下;瀑布;秋天;减少;
💡 所有的(all)的树叶落下(fall)来,秋天(fall)到了 网友:wangqidong 补充:(f)风把(all)所有的树叶吹下来,秋天(fall)到了
"Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate."
有几个因素已被援引来说明出生率降低的原因。
近义:plonk, slump, decline, decrease, descend, diminish
反义:arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise
adj. 仅仅,只不过;小的,轻微的;纯粹的;
n. 小湖,池塘;〈英〉边境(线);
💡 我(me)阿姨(re) 仅仅是个 纯粹的人
"It cost a mere bagatelle."
这个只花了一点钱。
近义:merest, pure, selfsame, sheer, very, meager
n. 安慰;舒适;使人舒服的事物;给予援助或安慰的人或事;
vt. 安慰,使舒适;使(痛苦等)缓和;
💡 fort(=forc表力) force 力 一起(com)用力(fort)使舒适 安慰 向外(e)用力(fort)叫 努力(effort) 使(en)有力(fo
"A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job."
对数百万失业者来说,通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
近义:appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm
反义:prostrate, undeceive, abate, chill, disenthrall, damp