It's a lot like nature. You only have as many animals as the ecosystem can support and you only have as many friends as you can tolerate the bitching of.
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n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
vt. 支持;帮助;支撑;维持;
n. 支撑;支持者;[数学]支集;支撑物;
💡 sup在…下面+port带→带来支持→支持
"The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support."
贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
近义:hold, maintain, backstop, prop, steady, sustain
反义:leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
vt. 容许;承认;忍受;容忍(不同意或不喜欢的事物);
💡 toler容忍+ate动词后缀 → 宽容
"We have to tolerate each other's little foibles."
我们得互相容忍对方的小缺点。
近义:hold, let, permit, avow, accept, sanction
n. <生>生态系统;
"We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem."
维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益.
近义:milieu, nature, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, environment