The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that the next time the government mandates a draft, we can all declare we are homosexual instead of running off to Canada.
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n. 奖金,额外津贴;红利,额外股息;退职金;额外令人高兴的事情;
💡 bon好+us用 → 用好的东西进行奖励 → 奖金,红利
"A little bonus will give the employees an incentive to work harder."
一点奖金可以刺激雇员更加努力地工作.
近义:incentive, overpay, perk, pickings, reward, tip
adj. 军事的;军用的;讨厌的;好战的;
n. 军人;军队;武装力量;
💡 milit兵+ary...的 → 军人的,军队的
"an abortive military coup"
一次流产的军事政变
近义:army, legion, militia, soldiers, soldiery, troops
反义:noncombatant, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene
n. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖,治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义:ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反义:mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
vt. 宣布;声明,声称;申报;[法]供述;
vi. 声明,发表宣言;宣称;
💡 de使…成为,加强+clare=clear清楚→使明白→表明,声明
"Declare all unearned income ."
一切非劳动所得的收入都要申报。
近义:affirm, assure, hold, maintain, assert, asseverate
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一个;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反义:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的;
int. [体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon