I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
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n. 圣人般的人(指特别善良、仁爱或有耐性的人);圣…(冠于人名、地名之前);(因其生死言行而被基督教会追封的)圣人;圣徒;
vt. 成为圣徒;把…视为圣徒;
💡 saint(sacred)→圣徒;圣者;列为圣徒
"Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint."
我年轻时的确热心于和圣贤经常来往.
近义:canonize, st.
反义:layperson, secular
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验,尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
conj. 除非,如果不;
prep. 除了,…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现,这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
近义:save, except
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