The most dangerous folly of old people who were once attractive is to forget that they are not so any longer.
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adj. 危险的;
💡 danger危险+ous.....的 →危险的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反义：innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
n. 蠢笨;愚行;讽刺剧;
💡 fool(愚人)+y(表示抽象名词的后缀)→愚笨；愚行
"an act of sheer folly"
纯粹愚蠢的行动
近义：idiocy, muddleheadedness, nonsense, senselessness, stupidity, bullshit
反义：judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
adj. 有魅力的;引人注目的;迷人的;招人喜爱的;
💡 at 加强+ tract拉 + ive ...的 → attract拉过来=吸引+ ive ...的 →引人注目的
"I like John but I don't find him attractive physically."
我喜欢约翰，不过我认为他长得并不英俊。
近义：appealing, inciting, inviting, arresting, arrestive, likable
反义：heinous, hideous, icky, loathly, loathsome, nasty
vt. 忘记，忘却;忽略，疏忽;遗落;忘掉;
vi. 忘记;忽视;
💡 for(为了)+get(得到):为了得到新的，先要 忘记旧的
"Don't forget to bolt the door."
别忘了闩门。
近义：neglect, overlook, shelve, unlearn, bury, disappear
反义：awake, recall, recollect, retrospect, revive, celebrate