The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance.
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adj. 专业的;专业性的;职业的;
n. 专业人士;
💡 profession职业+al...的 → 职业的
"He is over the hill as a professional athlete."
作为一名职业运动员,他的巅峰时期已过.
近义：pro, occupational, vocational
反义：neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, smatterer, tyro, uninitiate
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. 重要性;重要地位，显著;骄傲，自大;
💡 im进+port拿，运+ance名词后缀→带有意义的状态→重要性
"an awareness of the importance of eating a healthy diet"
认识到健康饮食的重要性
近义：influence, ascendancy, predominance, prevalence, prominence, pull
反义：nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
vi. 变为，成为;变得;变成;
vt. 适合，适宜;相称，相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为；成为(=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反义：remain, keep, stay, get
united
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a. 联合的, 团结的, 一致的, 和睦的\\n[法] 联合的, 统一的, 一致的
近义：joined, joint, associated, near, nearby, neighboring
反义：isolated, remote, retired, segmented, separated, severed
n. 位;地方;职位;座位;
vt. 放置;获名次;投资;评价;
vi. 得名次;名列前茅;[美国英语][赛马]得第二名;准确把…推到预定地点;
"The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve."
晚会将在除夕那天举行.
近义：lay, locate, marshal, park, posit, position
反义：move, rob, take, budge, tumble, discharge