There are so many different ways lives work out, so many stories, and every one of them is precious: full of joy and heartbreak, and a fair amount of situation comedy.
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adj. 不同的;各式各样的;个别的;不平常;
💡 differ相异+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形状大小不一的瓶子
近义:heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
反义:identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
adj. 宝贵的,珍贵的;贵重的;矫揉造作的;可爱的,宝贝的;
adv. <口>很,非常;
n. 珍爱的人;可爱的人;
💡 prec价值+ious形容词后缀→有价值的 → 珍贵的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
近义:appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed
反义:loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
n. 量,数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果,全部含义;
vi. (在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合计,总共;发展成为;
💡 mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
近义:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
n. (人的)情况;局面,形势,处境;位置;[心理学]情境;
💡 situ=site位置 + ation 名词后缀→ 形势,环境
"Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation."
已经采取措施以改善局面。
近义:incident, intricacy, picture, prickliness, problems, state
n. 喜剧;喜剧性;喜剧体裁;有趣的事情;
💡 com宴会+edy表名词→像宴会一样热闹→喜剧
"He didn't appreciate the comedy of the situation."
他未领略到这种局面的滑稽可笑之处。
近义:play, farce, playacting
反义:holocaust, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, debacle, disaster
vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果;
n. 工作,操作;著作;工厂;行为,事业;
vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反义:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam