My hometown was so dull that one time the tide went out and never came back.
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hometown
['homtaʊn]
n. 家乡，故乡;“home town”的变体;
💡 home家+town乡 → 家乡
"The houses in my hometown were chiefly composed of wood."
我家乡的房子过去多由木料制成.
近义：birthplace
adj. 钝的;迟钝的;呆滞的;阴暗的;
v. 缓和;减轻;使阴暗;
💡 杜甫(du)智商只有11，是 白痴
"Life in a small town could be deadly dull."
小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
近义：boggle, numb, bleak, colourless, colorless, drab
反义：hone, point, strap, strop, taper, whet
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. 潮汐;潮流，趋势;时机;时期，季节;
vt. 顺应潮水航行;使随潮水漂行;
💡 太大(谐音):水太大- 潮水 网友：yqy 补充：来的潮（tide）很整洁（tidy）
"The children got ashore before the tide came in."
涨潮前,孩子们就上岸了.
近义：tidal, ebb
n. 背，背部;背面，反面;后面，后部;（椅子等的）靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。
近义：second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack
反义：impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew