The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
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n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱;
vi. 费心;烦恼;
vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义:inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,头脑,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,决心,见解,意见;记忆,记性,记忆力,回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;开会;介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 课程;航线;行动方向;一道菜;
vt. 快速地流动;奔流;跑过;追逐;
vi. 沿…(方向)前进;指引航线;快跑;迅速移动;
💡 cour 发生+se → n. 发展;进程,课程,一道菜
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我们三人学高级课程。
近义:racecourse, racetrack, speedway, track, pass, range
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
vt.& vi. 坚持;强调;坚决要求;坚决认为;
💡 in加强+sist站立→一直站→坚持;硬要
"Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials."
我们的买主对工艺和材料坚持要高标准。
近义:persevere, persist, continue
反义:quit, stop, cease, abandon, end, abdicate
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验,尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy