Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
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adj. 美丽的,美好的;极好的;
💡 beauti美丽+ful...的→美的,美丽的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable
反义:homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adj. 年幼的;有朝气的;年轻人的;青年的;
n. 年轻人;幼小的动物,崽;
💡 秧”(谐音)苗当然是 年轻的。有(U)勇(yong)的 年轻人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
近义:offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful
反义:antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
works
[wə:ks]
n. [机] 工厂,工场;工程;所有的事物;全套物品;作为( work的名词复数 );
v. (使)工作( work的第三人称单数 );(使)运作;运转;(使)产生效果;
"Afternoons he works at home."
每天下午他在家里工作。
近义:jobs, industry, installation, mill, plant, factory