The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
— Maureen Dowd  ·  No category

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minute ['mɪnɪt] 词频1 词根: min
n. 分，分钟;瞬间，片刻;备忘录;会议记录; vt. 把…记录在案;为…测定时间;
💡 minut小+e → 一分钟； 微小的，细微的
"The vendors were gazundered at the last minute."
卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
近义：insignificant, little, miniscule, minuscule, petty, pokey
settle ['sɛtl] 词频1 词根: 坐下
vt. 解决;安排;使定居;使沉淀; vi. 下沉;定居; n. 高背长靠椅;
💡 set安置好+tle表动词 → 固定；安居
"Attempts are being made to settle the dispute by diplomatic means."
正在努力通过外交途径解决争端。
近义：resolve, solve, bridge, crack, decide, determine
deserve [dɪ'zɝv] 词频2 词根: serv
vt. 应受;应得;值得; vi. 应受报答;应得报酬;应得赔偿;应受惩罚;
💡 de加强+serve服务，保持→加强服务→值得[重视]
"You deserve a rest after all that hard work."
辛苦劳累那么久，你该休息一下了。
近义：earn, win, incur, justify, merit, occasion
less [les] 词频1
adj. 较少的（little的比较级）;较小的;较次的，较劣的;较不重要的; adv. 较少地，较小地; prep. 减去;少掉;不足; n. 较少，较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：least, lesser, minus
settled [['setld]]
a. 固定的, 决定的, 持续的, 难以消除的\\n[经] 付讫的, 固定的, 结过帐的
近义：concerted, confirmed, agreed, established 反义：hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive

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