If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base.
— Dave Barry  ·  No category

📚 名句词汇解析

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catching ['kætʃɪŋ]
adj. 传染性的;吸引人的; v. 抓住( catch的现在分词);赶上;
💡 catch捕捉 + ing...的 → 有魅力的
"We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train."
我们有20分钟的余地赶火车.
近义：picking, catch, turf, infectious, sticky, taking
saving ['sevɪŋ] 词频1
n. 节约;节俭;储蓄金;挽救; v. 拯救( save的现在分词);收集;保留;避免; prep. 除…以外; adj. 可取的，保存的;节省的，节约的;补偿的;救助的;
💡 sav节省+ing名词后缀 → 节省，节约
"electrical labour-saving devices around the home"
节省劳力的各种家用电器
近义：sparingness, thrift, economy, rescue, salvage, lean 反义：loss, misuse, spoilage, squandering, thriftlessness, wastage
infant ['ɪnfənt] 词频2 词根: in
n. 婴儿，幼儿;未成年人;初学者，生手; adj. 婴儿的，幼儿的;幼稚的，幼小的;初期的;未成年的;
💡 in不 + fant=fans说话 →不能说话的 → adj.婴儿的
"pioneering work on infant mortality"
婴儿死亡率方面的探索性研究工作
近义：infante, newborn, babe, baby, bambino, tot 反义：grownup
save [sev] 词频1
vt. 节省;保存;储蓄;解救; vi. 节省;挽救;救球; prep.&conj. 除…之外; n. 救援，救援;
💡 save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
当时得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局势。
近义：liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband 反义：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
base [bes] 词频3 词根: 底部
n. 基础;基地;根据;基数（如十进制的10 和二进制的2）; vt. 基于;把…建立在;把…放在或设在（基地）;把…置于底座（或基座）上; adj. 卑鄙的;低级的;贱的，劣的;庶生的;
💡 bas,base 表示”低下,基础”
"He's gone AWOL from his base."
他从基地开了小差。
近义：place, rest, seat, secure, settle, brace 反义：kind, softhearted, tender, decent, good, goodhearted
woman ['wʊmən] 词频1
n. 女人，妇女;成年女子;女拥人或女下属;女人本能;
💡 我(wo)蛮(man)- 女人
"She was an elegant and accomplished woman."
她是位优雅的才女。
近义：lady, bint, judy, cunnus, female, feme 反义：gentleman, male

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