Roots creep under the ground to make a firm foundation. Shoots seems new and small, but to reach the light they can break through brick walls.
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adj. 坚固的,坚牢的;坚定的,坚决的;严格的;确定的;
vt.& vi. 使坚固;使坚实;
n. 商号,商行;公司;企业;工作集体;
adv. 坚定地,稳固地;
vt. 使坚定,使牢固;
vi. 变坚实,变稳固;
💡 firm =firm,表示”坚定,坚固”
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义:office, bureau, business, company, concern, corporation
反义:astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
n. 地基;基础;基金(会);粉底;
💡 found基础+ation表名词 → 基础,地基
"to lay the foundation stone of the new museum"
为新建博物馆奠基
近义:implantation, instauration, laying, mainstay, mount, plinth
vi. 爬行,匍匐;缓慢地行进;
n. 爬行,蠕动;虫爬着似的感觉,毛骨悚然;卑鄙小人,谄媚者;
💡 窟里爬(谐音): 偷偷走
"Anorexia can creep up on young girls when they least expect it."
年轻女子可能在最没有防备的情況下患上厌食症.
近义:inch, scramble, slither, snake, span, worm
prep. 在…下面,在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩饰下;少于,小于;在…情况下;
adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中;
adj. 较低的,下面的;
"The admiral visited the ships under his command."
舰队司令视察了他所统率的军舰。
近义:underneath, below, beneath
反义:above, over, up, atop, onto, upon
n. 地面,土地;基础;范围;阵地,战场;
vi. 搁浅,停飞;着陆;
vt. 把…放在地上;在…的基础树立上;交给…基本知识;使…受初步训练;
v. grind的过去式和过去分词;
"salt and freshly ground black pepper"
盐和新研磨的黑胡椒粉
近义:mount, rock, base, bed, bottom, bedrock
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的,卑劣的;细微的,微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 细小部分,腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital