If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
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destined
['dɛstɪnd]
adj. 命中注定的,预定的;去往…的;
v. 注定(destine的过去式和过去分词);
💡 de =god(神) + stin = stand + ed 形容词后缀 表示“有...的”、“如...的”、“...的” →由神掌控的→ a. 命中注定的
"He was destined for a military career, like his father before him."
他命中注定要步父亲的后尘,过戎马生涯。
近义:appointed, assigned, bound, earmarked
spoonful
['spʊn'fʊl]
n. 一匙,一匙的量;“spoon”的派生;
💡 spoon汤匙+ful名词后缀,表充满时的量→一勺的量
"I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I suppose we can all be wise after ..."
我不应该在这顿饭里多放那一汤匙的咖喱粉, 我想我们都是事后才明白
近义:scoop, scoopful, spoon, tablespoonful
vt. 淹死;浸没;麻痹某人对…的意识;(一声音)淹没(另一声音);
vi. 淹死;
💡 d.own(向下)+r(人):人向下落水- 淹死
"He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them."
他极力回想过去的事情而沉浸于回忆之中.
近义:stifle, quell, quench, suffocate, burke, dispel
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
💡 字母W像水的波浪,联想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微风拂动水面.
近义:irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo