Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

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acquaintance [ə'kwentəns] 词频2 词根: quaint
n. 相识的人,熟人;相识;对…有了解;知识,心得;
💡 ac一再+quaint告知+ance表名词 → 一再告知 → 了解,熟悉
"Her manner seemed unpleasant at first, but she improved on further acquaintance."
起初她的举止让人很不愉快, 但是经过进一步接触她改了许多.
近义:relation, acquaintant, pal, connection, companion, comrade
person ['pɝsn] 词频1 词根: per
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
know [no] 词频1 词根: 知道
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信; n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗?
近义:learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
enough [ɪ'nʌf] 词频1
adv. 足够地,充足地;十分地; adj. 充足的;足够的; n. 充分,足够;满足; int. 够了;
"How were they going to raise enough money for it?"
他们怎样来为此筹集足够的资金 呢 ?
近义:sufficient, sufficing, rather, sufficiently, considerably, amply 反义:inadequate, lacking, scanty, scarce, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying
borrow ['bɑro] 词频1 词根: /bə/
vt.& vi. 借入;借钱,借用;[数]由上位借;抄袭; n. 借,借用;担保物,抵押;[英史]什一税;
💡 “把肉”(谐音):把肉借进来,好好美餐一顿;lend:“愣的”--把肉借出去了,只好愣愣地看别人吃了
"Of course he would be ashamed to borrow often."
当然,常常向人借钱他自己也会惭愧的.
近义:cadge 反义:loan
lend [lɛnd] 词频1
vt. 把…借给;贷(款);贡献,给予;适于; vi. 增加;增添;给…增加;给予;
💡 “愣的”--把肉借出去了,只好愣愣地看别人吃了
"Can you lend me a fiver?"
你能借我五英镑吗?
近义:loan 反义:cadge

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