Things somehow seem more real and vivid when one can apply somebody else's ready-made phrase about them.
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adj. 生动的;(记忆、描述等)清晰的;(人的想像)丰富的;(光、颜色等)鲜艳的,耀眼的;
💡 viv生命+id...形容词后缀,具有...性质的 →活泼的;生动的
"I had a vivid dream about my old school."
我做了一个非常逼真的梦,梦见了我的母校。
近义:limpid, lively, lucid, shining, colourful, bright
vt. 应用,运用;申请;涂;敷(药);
vi. 申请,请求,适用;适用,适合;专心致志;
💡 ap做,完成+ply重叠,折叠→反复做→申请[做事] → 申请,应用
"Use the applicator to apply cream to the affected area."
用涂药器把药膏抹在感染部位。
近义:put, implement, introduce, adhibit, hold, appertain
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, quash, repeal
pron. 某人,有人;
n. 大人物,重要的人物;
💡 some 有些 +body 人→ pron.某人,有人
"There's always somebody at home in the evenings."
晚上总有人在家。
近义:heavy, heavyweight, hotshot, lion, mandarin, mogul
somehow
['sʌmhaʊ]
adv. 以某种方式,用某种方法;<非正>不知怎么地,不知道怎样,不晓得什么缘故;设法,想办法,想个方法;莫明其妙地;
💡 some+how: 不知怎么搞的
"Somehow we kept the boat afloat."
我们想办法使船没有下沉。
近义:kinda, someway, someways, somewhat
v. 好像,仿佛;似乎;装作;看来好像;
💡 看(see)上去模(m)糊:视乎- 似乎
"I seem to have accumulated a lot of books."
我好像已经收集了很多书。
近义:look, appear
adj. 真的;真实的,现实的;事实上的;真诚的;
adv. 真正,实在;确实地;
n. 实在,现实;实数;
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考试考得一塌糊涂。
近义:legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反义:imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike