People only worry about the uncanny for about a week; that's the end of their attention span. After that, suspicions turn into shtick.
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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
adj. 神秘的;可怕的;怪异的;危险的;
💡 un不+canny见识广博的→离奇的
"I had an uncanny feeling I was being watched."
我有种被人监视的奇怪感觉。
近义:odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish
n. 注意,注意力;照料,关怀;殷勤;
int. [口令]立正;
💡 at向+tent延伸+ion表名词 →伸展出去听别人讲 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他专心注视着屏幕,只是心不在焉地点了点头。
近义:heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness
反义:apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
n. 烦恼,忧虑;担心;撕咬;
vi. 担心,焦虑;为…发愁;撕咬;
vt. 使烦恼;烦扰;撕咬;
"Don't worry; the deal was completely above board."
别担心,交易是完全合法的。
近义:suffer, cark, care, fidget, fret, anguish
反义:relax, unworry, hush, appease, lull, assuage
n. 共轭(马、骡);跨度,墩距;一段时间;[航] 跨绳;
vt. 缚住或扎牢;跨越时间或空间;以掌测量;以手围绕测量类似测量;
💡 sp(space空间)+an(一个):一个小空间- 跨度 3个(s)盘 pan摆在一起,形成一段 跨度
"The boss likes everything spick and span in the office."
span class='class1'老板spanspan class='class2'喜欢spanspan class='class7'办公室spanspan class='class6'里spanspan class='class3'一切spanspan class='class3'都spanspan class='class5'井井有条span.
近义:embrace, pass, surmount, traverse, bridge, crest
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