You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
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vt. 破坏，摧毁;消灭，歼灭（敌人）;杀死;使失败;
💡 de坏+stroy=struct建造 → 毁坏，破坏
"It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct."
谁都知道破坏容易建设难.
近义：shatter, impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack
反义：mend, refit, repair, service, tinker
n. 文化;[生物学]（微生物等的）培养;修养;养殖;
vt. 培植，培养;
💡 cult耕种，培养+ure抽象名词→[对心灵的]培养→人类文化
"the otherness of an alien culture"
异域文化的不同情调
近义：incubate, breed, cultivate, hatch, socialize, civilise
反义：philistinism, barbarism, roughness
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 阅读;宣读;读物;读数;
v. 读( read的现在分词);看懂;理解;显示，标明;
💡 read阅读+ing名词后缀 → 阅读
"He spent three years reading for a degree in history."
他花了三年时间攻读历史学的学位.
近义：lesson, perusal, read, recital, readout, result
vt.& vi.& link-v. （使）燃烧;
vt.& vi. 使用某物为燃料;烧毁;烧坏;烧伤;
n. 烧伤，烧痕;
💡 笔友(bu)的肉(r)几乎(n)被 烧伤了
"The fire was allowed to burn unchecked."
大火肆虐，不受控制。
近义：parch, scorch, sear, singe, smoulder, swelter
反义：ice, nip, refrigerate, chill, congeal, cool
vi. 停止;中断;逗留;（使）停止工作;
vt. 塞住;堵塞;阻挠;止付;
n. 停止;（管风琴的）音栓;停车站;（管风琴的）音管;
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一辆警车开过来与我们并排，示意我们停下来。
近义：impede, arrest, obstruct, paralyse, paralyze, stalemate
反义：implement, roll, start, action, activate, improve