overall [,ovə'rɔl]

adj. 全部的;全体的;一切在内的;综合的; adv. 全面地;总地;总的说来; n. 工装裤;罩衫;〈英〉（军官的）紧身军裤;

💡 over 过度、太甚 + all全部 →a.全面的

"The overall mood of the meeting was downbeat."

近义：coveralls, dungarees, total, unabridged, uncurtailed, unexpurgated

overwhelming [,ovɚ'wɛlmɪŋ] 词频4

adj. 势不可挡的，压倒一切的，巨大的;压倒一切的欢乐;

💡 over过度+whelm压倒+ing形容词后缀→ 势不可挡的,压倒的

"The evidence against him was overwhelming."

近义：hectoring, appalling, oppressing, overburdening, overpowering, smashing

success [sək'sɛs] 词频1 词根: suc

n. 成功，成就;好成绩，好结果;成功的人（或物）;

💡 suc在…下面+cess行走→在后面跟着前人走→成功；胜利

"He had finally achieved success."

近义：hit, arrival, triumph, trump, victory, win 反义：infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming

once [wʌns] 词频1

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."

近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore

bush [bʊʃ] 词频1

n. 灌木（丛）;[机械学]（金属）衬套;[电学]（绝缘）套管;类似灌木的东西（尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛）; vi. 丛生;灌木般丛生;浓密（或茂密）地生长;生密枝; vt. 加（金属）衬套于;加套管于;用耙耙平（耕地）;以灌木（或灌木丛）装饰（或覆盖、围绕、围住、支撑、标志、保护等）; adj. （豆科植物等）如灌木般长得低矮的;粗野的;粗鲁的;粗糙但实用的;

💡 不稀(谐音):茂密的 灌木丛 布什(Bush)总统躲在 灌木丛中

"Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!"

近义：shrub, bushing, ferrule

European [ˌjuərə'pi(:)ən] 词频2 词根: an

adj. 欧洲的，欧洲人的;欧盟的; n. 欧洲人;

"We are lagging far behind our European competitors in using new technology."

近义：euro