It's amazing how quickly nature consumes human places after we turn our backs on them. Life is a hungry thing.
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adv. 迅速地;立即;马上;
💡 quick迅速的+ly表副词 →迅速地
"The party was arranged quickly."
聚会很快就安排好了。
近义：apace, hurriedly, lightly, precipitately, promptly, rapidly
反义：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
adj. 令人惊异的;
vt. 使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的现在分词);使惊异：感到非常好奇;
n. 吃惊;好奇;
💡 amaz=amaze惊异+ing形容词后缀 → 令人惊异的
"That's amazing, isn't it?"
真是令人惊叹，是不是？
近义：incredible, arresting, marvelous, astonishing, astounding, miraculous
反义：inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
vt.& vi. 使转动;旋转;使改变方向;使不适;
vt. 使变酸;使变换;使变为;
n. 翻转;（路线或方向的）改变;机会;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义：loop, slew, swerve, veer, wind, bend
反义：reerect, right, straighten, unfold, untwist
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end