The present is a rope stretched over the past. The secret to walking it is, you never look down.
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adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物,赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
n. 秘密,机密;秘诀;奥秘;
adj. 秘密的,机密的;神秘的;隐秘的;
💡 se分开,离开,区别开+cret区别→分开来放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
权力无限的秘密警察
近义:arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反义:indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
n. 粗绳;绳索;一串;学会决窍,知道决窍;
vt. (用绳子)捆;用绳子系牢;捆紧;用套索抓捕(动物);
vi. 成索状或绳状;
"Her wrists chafed where the rope had been."
她的手腕上绳子勒过的地方都磨红了。
近义:hitch, lace, lasso, noose, secure, tie
prep. (表示方向)越过;(部份或全部覆盖)在…上面;由于;(表示论及)关于;
adv. 结束;再;(倒)下;从一边至另一边;
adj. 过去的;外面的;在上的;上级的;
n. 额外;剩余;剩余(或多余)的量;剩余物;
int. [电信学]报文完,请回复!;
vt. 走过,跳过;[美国方言]从…恢复过来;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义:above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反义:under, below, beneath
adj. 过去的,以前的;结束的;前任的;
n. 过去,过往;往事;[语]过去时;
prep. 超过,超出;远于;越过;
adv. 经过,超过;
💡 past(过去的)已经pass(过去)
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步从他身边走过,都没有回头瞧他一眼。
近义:preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反义:modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current
vt.& vi. 看,瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;样子;
int. (插话或唤起注意)喂,听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area