Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey.

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truth [trʊθ] 词频1
n. 真理;真相,事实;忠实,忠诚;现实,现实性;
💡 tru相信,真实+th抽象名词 →事实,真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness 反义:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
fossil ['fɑsl] 词频4
n. 化石;僵化的事物;老顽固,食古不化的人;习语中保存的旧词; adj. 化石的;陈腐的,守旧的;
💡 foss 表”钻洞”
"Petroleum is a fossil fuel."
石油是一种化石燃料。
近义:fossillike
state [stet] 词频1 词根: sta
n. 国家;州;状况,情况;资格; vt. 规定;陈述,声明; adj. 国家的;国务的,公务的;正式的;
💡 stat站立+e强调 → 国家;状态
"Dot arrived in a state of great agitation."
多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
近义:hold, maintain, assert, asseverate, manifest, assure
denial [dɪ'naɪəl] 词频5 词根: deny
n. 否认,否定;克制;拒绝,拒绝接受;
💡 deni=deny 否定 + al 构成抽象名词,表示行为、状况 → n. 否认;拒绝,拒绝给予
"The newspaper printed a denial of the untrue story."
报社刊登了否认不实消息的声明.
近义:negation, negative, no, ban, rebuff, refusal 反义:applause, approbation, approval, arbitration, licence, license
face [fes] 词频1 词根: fac
n. 面容;表面;脸;方面; vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认; vt. (感到不能)对付;(明知不好办而)交谈;必须对付(某情况);面临…;
💡 face=fac表示脸、面 → 脸;表面;外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
闻到这令人作呕的气味,他皱眉蹙额.
近义:tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook 反义:parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
think [θɪŋk] 词频1
vt. 想;思索;以为;看待; vi. 思辩;考虑;构想;回忆; adj. 深思的;供思考的; n. 想;想法;
💡 深刻(谐音):深刻的思 想 我在想(think)该如何感谢(thank)他们
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去,他们就会认为你不合群。
近义:imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate

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