Time is a cruel thief to rob us of our former selves. We lose as much to life as we do to death.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 以前的,从前的;在前的;前任的;
n. 模型,样板;构成者,创造者;起形成作用的人;[无线]线圈架;
💡 form=fore先前 + er表人\/物→前者
"A couple of them are former bosses."
有几位是以前的上司或老板。
近义:onetime, back, preceding, previous, prior, old
反义:hindmost, last, latest, rearmost, utmost, aftermost
n. 死亡;(某种)死法,死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的;
int. [体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
adj. 残酷的,残忍的;使人痛苦的,让人受难的;无情的,严酷的;
💡 可辱尔(谐音): 残酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母亲对孩子残忍是不近人情的.
近义:heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反义:merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological
n. 小偷,盗贼;<口>(使蜡外流的)蜡烛心结的烛花;
💡 偷“西服”(谐音)的是 贼 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:天河(th)的浏览器(ie)发(f)现了一个贼
"He's a known thief."
他是个出了名的小偷。
近义:housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, mugger, abstracter, pickpocket
vt. 失去;错过;遗失;耽搁;
vi. 损失;输掉;走慢;降低价值;
💡 10(lo)个司仪(se) 遗失了
"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近义:mislay, misplace, miss, waste
反义:prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer