Sometimes, when one person is absent, the whole world seems depopulated
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adv. 有时,间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义:occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 人;(语法)人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adj. 缺席的,不在场的;缺少的,缺乏的;不在意的,茫然的;
💡 ab相反,变坏,离去+sent出现→没有出现→缺席的
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义:missing, departed, gone
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的;
n. 整体,整个;全部;
💡 who(谁)+le(乐): 整个的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就变成 整个的了吗?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral
反义:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
v. (使)人口减少( depopulate的过去式和过去分词 )
近义:underpopulated, uninhabited, unpopulated, deserted
反义:numerous, populous, inhabited, crowded