Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against passion and your appetite.

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against [ə'ɡɛnst] 词频1
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记:反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
近义:athwart, agin
passion ['pæʃən] 词频2 词根: pass
n. 激情,热情;热心,爱好;热恋;酷爱; vt.&vi. [诗歌用语]表露强烈感情,显示巨大热情;
💡 pass感情+ion名词后缀 →热情,激情
"That child stamps her foot when she is in a passion."
那女孩一发脾气就跺脚.
近义:infatuation, inflaming, ardor, obsession, paroxysm, vehemence 反义:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
appetite ['æpɪtaɪt] 词频2 词根: pet
n. 欲望;胃口,食欲;嗜好,爱好;
💡 ap加强动作+pet追寻,寻求+ite表名词→一再追求→有胃口
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有头痛和食欲不振。
近义:hunger, stomach, taste, appetence, appetency, appetition 反义:apathy, indifference, weariness, apositia, hyporexia, anorexia
soul [sol] 词频1
n. 灵魂;精神;幽灵;人; adj. 美国黑人文化的;
💡 搜(sou)寻 灵魂的拐杖(l象形) 网友:yqy 补充:瘦(谐音)的人有精神
"The soul is immortal."
灵魂不灭。
近义:lifeblood, atman, psyche, spirit, anima 反义:soma
battlefield ['bætlfi:ld] 词频5
n. 战场,战地;斗争的领域;
"The two opposing armies faced each other across the battlefield."
敌对两军在战场上严阵对峙。
近义:battleground, battleplace
upon [ə'pɑn] 词频1
prep. 在…上面;当…时候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是国王赐给他的头衔。
近义:above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er

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