For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root.
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adj. 邪恶的,罪恶的;有害的;不幸的,不吉的;品行坏的;
n. 邪恶,罪恶;坏事,恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base (卑劣的) → n.邪恶;祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义:ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反义:goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
adj. 显著的;引人注目的;容貌出众的;妩媚动人的;
v. 打( strike的现在分词);击;敲响;报时;
💡 strik=strike攻击+ing形容词后缀 → 攻击 → 惹人注目的
"She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister."
她酷似她姐姐。
近义:knock, knocking, pounding, rap, tapping, beating
n. 根,根源;原因,本质;祖先;[乐]和弦基音;
vt. 使生根;使固定;根源在于;欢呼,喝彩;
vi. 生根;根除;
"Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing."
铁轨上空的天桥排除了穿行中的危险.
近义:radicate, settle, enroot, radicle, heart, origin
反义:obliterate, pluck, stub, weed, wrest, unroot
n. 一千;数千;许许多多;千位数;
adj. 一千的;一千个的;成千的;许许多多的;
💡 秃(t)猴(hou)三(san)吨(d)值一 千
"I made breakfast for all my son's friends—it was like the Feeding of the Five Thousand."
我为儿子的所有朋友做了早餐,就像供应食物给五千人一样。
leaves
[li:vz]
n. 树叶,花瓣;(leaf的复数);页( leaf的名词复数 );叶子;有…状叶的;金属薄片;
v. 离开( leave的第三人称单数 );遗弃;忘了带;交托;
"They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves."
他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。