Slow and steady wins the race, then wastes no time grinding salt-caked glass in your open wounds.
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adj. 稳定的,不变的;镇定的,沉着的;坚定的;
vt. 使稳定,使坚定;
n. 关系固定的情侣;
💡 stead(stand)+y(形容词后缀)→稳定的;沉着的;使稳定;沉着
"Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep."
她的呼吸变得均匀,便睡着了。
近义:balance, stabilise, stabilize, maintain, neutralize, offset
反义:insecure, astable, astatic, precarious, rickety, rocky
n. 盐;风趣;机智,讽刺;药用盐,泻盐;
vt. 撒盐;用盐渍;加盐以调味;为…增加趣味;
adj. 含盐的;有咸味的;盐渍的;
💡 salt(salt)→盐;食盐;提神物;刺激;咸的;食盐的;加盐;用盐腌
"He employs an irreverent humour to salt his observation."
他运用玩世不恭的幽默使他的评论更加有趣.
近义:pepper, season, spice, brighten, enliven, flavor
反义:unsalt, desalinate, desalinize
adj. 慢的;迟钝的;温和的;慢于…的;
adv. 慢慢地;缓慢地;
vt.& vi. (使)缓行,(使)减速;
vi. 变慢;变萧条;
vt. 放慢;阻碍;
💡 速度(s)低(low)即 慢
"an agonizingly slow process"
极其缓慢的过程
近义:brake, decelerate, lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky
反义:speed, hasten, quick, rapid, smart, spanking
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族;
v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑(r=run)第一(ace,扑克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反义:pace
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的;
int. [体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
n. 玻璃;玻璃制品;镜子;
vt. 给某物加玻璃;反映;使平滑如玻璃;
vi. 成玻璃状;
"pieces of broken glass"
破玻璃碎片
近义:vitreous, glassy, tumbler, cup, crystal, mirror