Serendipity: Look for something, find something else, and realize what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.
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vt. 实现;了解,意识到;(所担心的事)发生;以…价格卖出;
vt.& vi. 变卖,赚得;
💡 real真实的+ize表动词→实现
"I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue."
我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋.
近义:apprehend, note, notice, perceive, sense, realise
反义:misunderstand, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, waive
vt. 创办,成立,建立;
v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
serendipity
[,sɛrən'dɪpəti]
n. 意外发现珍奇事物的才能; 意外新发现;巧事;机缘凑巧;
"Some of the best effects in my garden have been the result of serendipity."
我园子里最珍贵的几件物品是机缘巧合之下意外所得。
近义:scratch, fluke
反义:jinx, mischance, misery, misfortune, mishap, unluckiness
vt.& vi. 看,瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;样子;
int. (插话或唤起注意)喂,听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉;
n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
adv. 其他;否则;另外;
adj. 别的;其他的;
"That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork."
那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已.
近义:other, otherwise, unequal, unlike, different, dissimilar