A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.
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adj. 文雅的;有礼貌的;有教养的;上流社会的;
💡 gen “出生,种族”#词根助记:gent+eel→出身好的→高雅的;gentle”温柔的”变体
"Her genteel accent irritated me."
她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。
近义:highbrow, ladylike, learned, literate, mannerly, polite
bookshop
['bʊkʃɑp]
n. 书店;
"I hit on this book in a small bookshop."
我在一家小书店里偶然发现了这本书.
近义:bookstore, bookseller's
adj. 黑(色)的;黑色人种的;黑暗的;不加牛奶的;
n. 黑色;黑人;黑颜料;黑暗;
v. 使变黑;抵制;拒绝;使变黑暗;
💡 布莱克先生的头发是black(黑的)
"Air Marshal Gordon Black"
空军中将戈登∙布莱克
近义:pessimistic, cheerless, defeatist, downbeat, fatalist, veto
反义:whited, bleached, illuminated, lamplit, articulate, light
n. 洞,孔;洞穴,穴;缺陷;<口>绝境;
vt.& vi. (在…上)打洞或穿孔;
vi. 凿洞;(高尔夫球等)进洞;
💡 活了”(谐音):在 洞里住十天竟然活了出来
"I used a skewer to make an extra hole in my belt."
我用扦子在腰带上又打了一个眼儿.
近义:perforate, pierce, punch, puncture, rupture, vent
vt.& vi. 阅读,朗读;显示;研究;看得懂;
vt. 显示;阅读;读懂,理解;
n. 阅读;读物;读书;里德(人名);
adj. 被朗读的;博识的;博览的;有学问的;
"When we read out 4.23, we say " four point two three "."
我们把4.23读作 四点二三.
近义:say, perusal, reading, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly