I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.
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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. (男)警察,警员;看守矿井的人;[化] 淀帚;
💡 police警察 +man 人 → n.警察
"The policeman discharged his gun at the fleeing robbers."
警察向逃跑的强盗开了枪.
近义:officer, patrolman, peeler, trooper, bluecoat, bobby
反义:infractor, infringer, injurer, malefactor, offender, outlaw
adj. 阴沉的,惨淡的,凄凉的;忧郁的;
n. 低落的情绪;<美>沼泽;
"The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs."
那歌手唱了几首老歌,唱得不怎么样。
近义:hurt, inanimate, lifeless, livid, lugubrious, morose
adj. 更坏的;恶化的;更厉害的;严重的( bad,ill,badly的比较级);
adv. 更坏地,更糟地;(程度上)更…;
n. 更坏的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房间很糟糕,吃的更差。
近义:lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
反义:higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper
v. 看见( see的过去分词 );观看;领会;考虑;
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。