Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.
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vt.& vi. 用钱,花钱;
vt. 花费;消耗;花(时间);度过;
n. (为某目的或某段时间内的)花销,花费,开销;
💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费;耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反义:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
n. 墙;屏障;隔阂;壁垒;
vt.& vi. 筑墙围住,用墙隔开;围以墙;
adj. 墙壁的;
💡 vall- 墙,壁垒;桩线
"new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting"
房内铺满地毯的新办公室
近义:hem, rail, rampart, surround, fence, parament
反义:level, overthrow, ravage, raze, shipwreck, strip
vt. 改变;改观;变换;
vi. 改变;
n. [数]变换式;
💡 trans变换,转移+form形状→变形
"The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses."
光化学反应使光变为电脉冲。
近义:mutate, transmogrify, transmute, morph, change, convert
反义:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
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
n. 打, 挫败, 搏动\\n[化] 打浆
近义:lashing, licking, pasting, pummeling, pummelling, bashing
反义:pamper, caress, coddling
n. 门,户;出入口;一家[户];通道;
💡 盗(谐音): 门破了,东西被盗了
"I'll leave the door ajar."
我让门半开着。
近义:doorway, entrance, entranceway, entryway