Erase fancy; curb impulse; quench desire; let sovereign reason have the mastery.
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vt. 想像;设想;想要;猜想;
n. 设想;想像力;爱好;怪想;
adj. (构思者)奇特的;昂贵的;(价格等)高价的;[美国俚语]真棒;
vi. 想象,幻想;
💡 phan, fan, pha =show,表示”显示,出现”#词根助记:显示在脑海里,好像能看见的,表示幻想的
"He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her."
他似乎相当喜欢她.
近义:recherche, farfetched, figure, imagine, picture, conceive
反义:laconic, oversimplified, bare, simple, terse, unadorned
n. 凭冲动行事;突如其来的念头;[电子]脉冲;[医]冲动,搏动;
adj. 冲动的;
v. 推动;
💡 im向内,进入+pulse跳动→冲动
"He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing."
他突然心血来潮,想站起来歌唱。
近义:impel, power, boost, drive, force, motor
n. 君主;最高统治者;独立国;旧时价值为一镑的英国金币;
adj. 独立自主的;拥有最高统治权的;至高无上的;极好的;
💡 sove=super超过+reign统治 → 超过统治 → 具有独立主权的
"For a brief time Texas was a sovereign nation."
得克萨斯一度是个主权独立的国家.
近义:king, monarch, potentate, ruler, imperial, prevailing
vt. 擦掉;抹去;清除;
💡 era(时代)+se(蛇):蛇时代已经 抹去 网友:yqy补充: eraser橡皮,黑板擦;e出,rase擦:擦
"He tried to erase the idea from his mind."
他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法.
近义:obliterate, rase, undo, wipe, blank, cancel
反义:record
n. 限制,抑制;勒马绳,马衔索;(人行道的)镶边;(证券的)场外市场;
vt. 制止,束缚;给(马)扣上马衔;给…加路缘;在…处设井栏;
💡 刻薄(谐音):刻薄是为了 抑制它人 客泊(谐音):客人停泊的地方- 路边 网友:yqy 补充:一只流浪狗蜷缩(curl)在路边(curb)(b音:边)
"He needs to learn to curb his temper."
他得学着控制自己的脾气。
近义:park, inhibit, kerb, quell, rein, repress
vt. 解(渴);终止(某事物);(用水)扑灭(火焰等);将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却;
💡 捆起(谐音):捆起闹事者- 平息 熄灭
"Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building."
消防队员奋力扑救大楼中熊熊的火焰。
近义:quell, suffocate, burke, douse, drown, extinguish
反义:light, fire, impassion, incite, kindle, stir