That a man can take pleasure in marching in formation to the strains of a band is enough to make me despise him. He has only been given his big brain by mistake; a backbone was all he needed.
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n. 愉快;娱乐;令人高兴的事;
vt. 使高兴;使满意;
vi. 觉得高兴，享受;寻欢作乐;
💡 pleas=please令人高兴的+ure名词后缀，表行为、状态 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐.
近义：please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反义：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
n. 带;乐队;衣带;价值;
vt. 给…镶边;用带绑扎;（将价格、收入等）划分档次;把…联合起来;
vt.& vi. 结合起来，伙同;
vi. 聚集，联合（起来）（通常与together 连用）;
💡 band(to bind)→皮带；带子；条纹；乐队
"The band is starting to get a lot of airplay."
这支乐队的歌曲已开始在电台热播。
近义：league, associate, merge, bunch, coalesce, flock
vt. 鄙视，看不起;
💡 de向下+spis=spic看+e强调 → 轻视，看不起
"Don't cheat at examination, or your classmates will despise you."
考试不要作弊, 否则同班同学会轻视你的.
近义：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
反义：prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem
n. 错误，过失，误解;差错，口误，笔误;失策，失误;
vt.& vi. 弄错，误解;
vt. 认不出;误会;看错;
vi. 弄错;误解;
💡 mis错误，坏+take拿→拿错→错误
"It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made."
我们已经清楚出了差错。
近义：miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail, inaccuracy
反义：arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
n. 脊梁骨，脊椎;分水岭;支柱;决心，毅力;
💡 back靠背 + bone骨骼 → n. 支柱；主干网；决心，毅力；脊椎
"Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy."
农业是农村经济的基础。
近义：rachis, spine, heart, strength, valor, valour
vt. 拿，取;采取;接受（礼物等）;耗费（时间等）;
vi. 拿;获得;
n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
近义：apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch
反义：transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn