Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.
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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
n. 阅读;宣读;读物;读数;
v. 读( read的现在分词);看懂;理解;显示，标明;
💡 read阅读+ing名词后缀 → 阅读
"He spent three years reading for a degree in history."
他花了三年时间攻读历史学的学位.
近义：lesson, perusal, read, recital, readout, result
adj. 公众的，公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;（文学家等的）爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的，公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
adj. 无意义的;空闲的;懒惰的;无根据的;
vi. 虚度;空转;挂空挡;未熄火;
vt. 虚度;使空转;
n. （尤指暂时地）关闭工厂，使（工人）闲着;
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"Mike doesn't study at all. Instead, he sits idle all day."
迈克根本不肯读书, 相反地, 他终日游手好闲.
近义：laze, loaf, loiter, lounge, procrastinate, ramble
反义：hurry, labor, overwork, strain, strive, struggle
n. 文字;写作;文章;笔迹;
v. 写（ write的现在分词）;写信;
"Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing."
请书面确认你接受这项提议。
近义：handwriting
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"Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good."
— Soren Kierkegaard