Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit- a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor- that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory.
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prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
n. 精神，心灵;情绪;勇气;精髓;
v. 神秘地带走;
💡 spir呼吸+it名词→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上.
近义：obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman
反义：soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
n. 信用，信任;宗教信仰;忠诚;宗教;
int. 实在，确实;
💡 fai(trust)+th(名词后缀)→信仰；信心
"The workers thought that the boss acted in bad faith."
工人们认为老板的行为居心不良.
近义：belief, credence, religion, creed, assurance, sureness
反义：misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
vt. 击败，战胜;挫败;[法]宣告无效，作废;
n. 战胜;失败;[法]废除;
💡 de向下+feat做，制作→做下去→打下去 →打败，摧毁
"She commiserated with the losers on their defeat."
她对失败的一方表示同情。
近义：master, overcome, overpower, pip, subdue, subjugate
反义：overthrow, rout, thrashing, trimming, whipping, beating
adj. 不可思议的;惊人的;难以置信的;未必可能的;
💡 in不+credible可信的→不可信的
"It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already."
真让人难以置信，她已经在那里待了一个星期了。
近义：unaccountable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unearthly, unprecedented, amazing
反义：likely, plausible, reliable, verisimilar, believable, colourable