Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree what they are made of, where they come from, or how often the should appear.
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conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
pron. 没有人,无人;
n. 小人物,无足轻重的人;
💡 no无 +body 人→ pron.谁也不;无人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
没人能够反驳他的说法。
近义:none
adv. 精确地;确切地;完全地,全然;恰恰;
💡 ex出,出去+act行动,做+ly表示状态、程度、方式、“...地” →精切的,精确地,恰好
"Good, you have exactly hit off the writer's style."
很好, 你已将那位作家的风格确切地刻画出来了.
近义:identically, just, particularly, perfectly, precisely, properly
反义:inaccurately
vt.& vi. 同意,赞同;
vi. [语]一致,符合;商定,约定;意见相合;(气候、食物等)适宜;
vt. 同意,承认;使和谐一致;认为正确无误;
💡 grat, gree, grac =pleasing,表示”感激,高兴”#词根助记:a向着+gree=使……高兴=同意……
"When he said that, I had to agree."
他说了那话,我只好同意。
近义:match, harmonize, side, accord, acquiesce, chord
反义:vary, differ, disagree, discord, dissent, quarrel
vi. 出现,显现;出庭,出场;演出;发表;
💡 ap一再+pear看见→出现,显露
"She didn't appear at all surprised at the news."
她听到这消息时一点也没有显得吃惊。
近义:arise, materialize, surface, emerge, look, seem
反义:vanish, evanesce, evanish, fade
adj. …制的;(人工)做成的,拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的;
v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义:manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade