If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
— Paul Eldridge  ·  No category

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trial ['traɪəl] 词频3 词根: try
n. 试验;[法]审讯，审判;磨难，困难;[体]选拔赛; adj. 试验的;[法]审讯的;
💡 tri=try实验+al名词后缀，表行为→试验，尝试
"He is in custody awaiting trial ."
他已被拘留候审。
近义：assay, attempt, try, hearing, instance, judgement 反义：hypothetical, speculative, theoretical
against [ə'ɡɛnst] 词频1
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
escape [ə'skep] 词频1 词根: 抓住
v. 逃脱;逃离;躲过;泄露; n. 逃走;逃跑工具或方法;野生种;泄漏; adj. 使逃避困难的;使规避问题的;
💡 es(ex-=out)+cape(无袖的短外套)→逃脱；逃走
"We had to break the door out to escape from the fire."
我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾.
近义：abscond, absquatulate, slink, bolt, run, lurk 反义：remain, abide
committed [kə'mitid] 词根: 投掷
adj. 忠诚的，坚定的; v. 保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）( commit的过去式和过去分词 );把…托付给;把…记（或写）下来;承诺;
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
这些人因涉嫌犯有夜盗罪而被拘留.
近义：indebted, bound, obligated, pledged, compromised, engaged 反义：impartial, neutral, uninvolved
ourselves [ɑr'sɛlvz] 词频1
pron. “myself”的复数;我们自己;（把）我们自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我们快活极了。
近义：us, we
gallows ['gæləuz] 词频4
n. 绞刑架;
"He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve."
最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来.
近义：scaffold, gibbet, gallowses

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