From timber so crooked as that from which man is carved, nothing entirely straight can be made.
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adv. 完全地;完整地;全部地;彻底地;
💡 ex-, e-, ef- 前缀;表示在……外面,从……来;向上的;完整的;剥夺
"He was actuated entirely by malice."
他完全是出于恶意。
近义:absolutely, off, outright, plumb, positively, quite
反义:insufficiently, scarcely, scrappily, skimpily, truncately, unexhaustively
adj. 直的;连续的;直率的;整齐的;
adv. 直地;直接地;坦率地;立即;
n. 直线;直线部分;
💡 straight(draw tight)→直立的;正直的;直线;直接地;坦白地
"This dessert can be served straight from the fridge."
这种甜食从冰箱里拿出来就可以吃。
近义:raised, rigid, standing, upright, erect, honest
反义:matted, ruffled, screwed, skewed, tangly, twisty
n. 木材,木料;(用于建筑或制作物品的)树木;用材林,林场;素质;
vt. 用木料支撑;备以木材;
💡 踢木伯(谐音): 木材 木料(lumber)是木材(timber),又拉又踢来
"roughly hewn timber frames"
粗劈成的木架子
近义:shore, log, lumber, wood, rafter, beam
adj. 弯曲的;不正当的;歪扭的;用不正当手段得来的;
v. 弯成钩形(crook的过去式和过去分词);
"He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him."
他弯了弯手指,示意我们到他那儿去.
近义:hunched, stooping, curved, astray, perverted, rascally
反义:honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
adj. …制的;(人工)做成的,拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的;
v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义:manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade