Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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ultimately ['ʌltɪmətli] 词频4 词根: ultim
adv. 最后,最终;基本上;根本;郅;
💡 ultim- 表”最后”
"Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters."
从政者最终是向选民负责。
近义:last, lastly, eventually, finally
aspire [ə'spaɪr] 词频4 词根: spir
vi. 渴望,立志,追求;〈诗,古〉登,升,高耸;
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"For us, it's something that we may aspire to but can never attain."
对我们来说, 那是可望而不可即的.
近义:hunger, thirst, hanker
power ['paʊɚ] 词频1 词根: 力量
n. [机]动力,功率;力量;政权,权力;强国,大国; vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量; vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进; adj. 权力的;机械能的,电动的;用电力(或动力)发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize 反义:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
over ['ovɚ] 词频1
prep. (表示方向)越过;(部份或全部覆盖)在…上面;由于;(表示论及)关于; adv. 结束;再;(倒)下;从一边至另一边; adj. 过去的;外面的;在上的;上级的; n. 额外;剩余;剩余(或多余)的量;剩余物; int. [电信学]报文完,请回复!; vt. 走过,跳过;[美国方言]从…恢复过来;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义:above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting 反义:under, below, beneath
himself [hɪm'sɛlf] 词频1
pron. (反身代词)他自己;(用以加强语气)他亲自,他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义:herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
exercises
n. 练习题, 演习;运动

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