It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag who gives that protester the freedom to abuse and burn that flag.
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n. 士兵;军人;战士;
v. 坚持;硬挺着;
💡 solid+ier(表示人的名词后缀)→军人;士兵
"The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being."
那名士兵当时以军人的身份行事,而不是以一般人的身份。
近义:militant, militarist, serviceman, warrior, gi, combatant
反义:individual, civvy, citizen, denizen
prep. 在…的下方;(表示等级)低于;(表示状态)在…掩饰之下;(表示环境)在…影响之下;
adv. 在下面;在底下;
💡 be构成一些介词+neath下面→在下面
"They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves."
他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。
近义:under, underneath, below
反义:hereinbefore, overhead, thereinbefore, up, upstairs, upwards
n. 自由,自主;直率;特权,特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
n. 滥用;恶习;侮辱;恶言;
vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂;
💡 ab相反,变坏,离去+use用→用坏→滥用
"victims of child abuse"
受虐待的儿童
近义:misuse, overuse, insult, irritate, maltreat, mistreat
反义:abnegate, avail, utilise, utilize, appropriateness, correctness
n. 旗;旗帜;信号旗;菖蒲;
vt. 标示;
vi. 疲乏,变弱,热情衰减;
💡 flag作为“旗,国旗”一意众所周知 *
"The judge dropped the flag when he reached the winning post."
当他跑到终点时,裁判把旗一挥表示他已跑完全程.
近义:signal, signalize, signpost, banner, ensign
n. 棺材;蹄槽;
vt. 收殓;
"The coffin was carried by six soldiers walking in lockstep ."
灵柩由齐步行进的六名士兵抬着。
近义:bier, casket