If the rich could hire the poor to die for them, the poor would make a very nice living.
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adj. 活(着)的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;(按照规矩)管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活,生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义:livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反义:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿,浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
vt. 聘用;录用;雇用;租用;
vi. 受雇;得到工作;
n. 租金;酬金,工钱;[非正式用语] 被雇佣的人;销售部的两个新雇员;
💡 Hi,阿姨(re):对阿姨说hi- 雇用
"a hire purchase agreement"
分期付款协议
近义:recruit, retain, contract, employ, engage, charter
反义:sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier, cease
adj. 贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者,穷人;
💡 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
adj. 美好的,愉快的;正派的;友好的,亲切的;细致的;
💡 冰(ice)清玉洁多(n) 美好(nice)
"He seemed like a nice bloke."
他看上去像个好人。
近义:likeable, neat, personable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable
反义:heinous, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, awesome