Baloney is the lie laid on so thick you hate it. Blarney is flattery laid on so thin you love it.
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adj. 浓的,茂密的;厚的,粗大的;稠密的;不透明的;
adv. 密集地;不清晰地;〈口〉太过分;频频地,时常;
n. 最厚的部分;最活跃或最激烈的部分;〈口〉笨蛋;〈俚〉可可粉;
💡 thick-think:想得可(c)多了脑子变 厚
"Thick cobwebs hung in the dusty corners."
积有灰尘的角落挂着厚厚的蜘蛛网。
近义:heavy, husky, big, stout, burly, fat
反义:arid, lank, lean, meager, meagre, parched
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
blarney
[['blɑ:ni]]
n. 奉承话\\nv. 谄媚, 阿谀
近义:blandish, cajole, flatter, smoothness, suavity, toadyism
反义:attack, recuse, reproach, batter, hammer, censure
n. 谄媚, 阿谀, 巴结
近义:praise, blandishment, blandishments, adulation, obsequiousness, servility
反义:homeliness, honesty, naivete, openheartedness, openness, outrightness
adj. 薄的;瘦的;稀少的;细的;
vt. 使瘦;使淡;使稀疏;
vi. 变薄;变瘦;变淡;
adv. 稀疏地,微弱地;
💡 为伊消(think)得人憔悴(thin)
"a thin coating of chocolate"
薄薄一层巧克力
近义:rarefy, slenderize, slim, weaken, dilute, disperse
反义:bulk, concentrate, condense, curdle, jell, coagulate
vt.& vi. 爱,热爱;爱戴;喜欢;赞美,称赞;
vt. 喜爱;喜好;喜欢;爱慕;
n. 爱情,爱意;疼爱;热爱;爱人,所爱之物;
💡 l是男性,o是女性,v是交叉- 爱
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
坠入爱河必已使你神魂颠倒。
近义:idolize, worship, cherish, adore, like, dig
反义:loathe, scorn, scunner, despise, detest, dislike