Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.
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adv. 因此;所以;故;乃;
💡 there这样+fore无实义 → 因此，所以
"He lost his health, and therefore his difficulties increased."
他身体虚弱, 因此更增加了他的困难.
近义：hence, hencewith, hereupon, appropriately, avaunt, properly
vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）;
💡 ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义：realize, accommodate, consider
vi. 生存;居住;生活，过活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 经历;度过;
"We cannot live without water."
没有水我们不能生存。
近义：last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反义：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
vt.& vi. 看，瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;（尤指吸引人的）相貌;眼神;样子;
int. （插话或唤起注意）喂，听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
preferred
[pri'fə:d]
adj. 首选的;
v. 提出（请求、控诉等）( prefer的过去式和过去分词 );提升;建议;选择某事物（而不选择他事物）;
"He preferred to die rather than surrender to the enemy."
他宁死也不愿向敌人投降.
近义：minion, pampered, pet, preferable, preferential, preferring
反义：loathed, unpopular, unwelcome, detestable, detested, disliked