This became a credo of mine...attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
— Bette Davis  ·  No category

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attempt [ə'tɛmpt] 词频1 词根: tempt
vt. 试图;尝试; n. 进攻;尝试，冲击;
💡 at一再+tempt尝试→一再尝试 → 尝试，企图
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍认为，这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。
近义：try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
impossible [ɪm'pɑsəbl] 词频1 词根: im
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的，不能相信的; n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不，无，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对，没法让她高兴。
近义：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable 反义：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
improve [ɪm'pruv] 词频1 词根: 证明
vt. 提高（土地、地产）的价值;利用（机会）;改善，改良; vi. 变得更好;改进，改善;
💡 im(in)+prov(test)+e(动词后缀)→改良；改善；进步
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：perfect, avail, profit, upgrade, benefit, better 反义：intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, increase
credo ['krido]
n. 信经，信条;
"To be the first to bear hardship and the last to enjoy comfort is our credo."
吃苦在前,享受在后,这就是我们的口号.
近义：creed
mine [maɪn] 词频1
pron. (I的所有格)我的（东西）; n. 矿;矿井;地雷;水雷; vt.& vi. 在…中开采，开采; vt. 在…中[下]布雷;以地雷[水雷]炸毁;
💡 埋（谐音):埋在地里的- 地雷
"an old college buddy of mine"
我的一位老校友
近义：quarry, sap, undermine, weaken, debilitate, reserve
order ['ɔ:də] 词频1 词根: 秩序
n. 命令;秩序;规则，制度;次序; vt. 命令;订购;整理; vi. 下订单;
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前两天到达以便适应新环境。
近义：ask, pray, tell, bid, dictate, request 反义：heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect

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"I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business."
"I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he'd be dead within a year."
"It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies."
"The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard he is shown as a human being."
"With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn't consider dying."
"Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding."
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