Guns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort.
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adj. 非凡的;特别的;非常奇特的;
💡 extra超过+ordinary普通的 → 特别的
"It is very extraordinary that I should meet him here."
很奇怪,我在这儿碰上他了.
近义:particular, peculiar, single, singular, huge, imposing
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
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. 努力,尝试;工作;成就;杰作;
💡 ef出+fort强大,力量→出力→努力
"She made a feeble effort to get to school on time."
她努力想按时赶到学校,但未成功.
近义:intent, pledge, pull, push, spirit, struggle
反义:heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness, weariness
adj. 整洁的,干净的;灵巧的;匀整的;未搀水的;
💡 热(heat)泥巴(n)是 整洁的
"Square up the books to make them look neat."
把书摆正,使其整齐美观.
近义:immaculate, impeccable, nice, ordered, orderly, organised
反义:heedless, heteroclite, messy, restless, riotous, rowdy
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
vt.& vi. 杀死…;
vt. 使停止[结束,失败];破坏,减弱,抵消;使痛苦,使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了;
n. 杀死;猎;被捕杀的动物;猎物;
adj. 致命的;
💡 作“杀”的手势,说“k”掉那只鸡。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。
近义:ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot
反义:enliven