I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.
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vt. 忍耐;容忍;
vi. 持续,持久;忍耐;
💡 en进入+dure持久,坚硬→进入持久→持久,耐久
"They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial."
在此案审理前他们只得忍受长时间的等待。
近义:stay, hold, resist, ride, stand, stomach
反义:have
adj. 宝贵的,珍贵的;贵重的;矫揉造作的;可爱的,宝贝的;
adv. <口>很,非常;
n. 珍爱的人;可爱的人;
💡 prec价值+ious形容词后缀→有价值的 → 珍贵的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
近义:appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed
反义:loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
n. 阳光,日光;晴朗,晴天;太阳晒着的地方;欢乐;
💡 sun太阳+shine光亮 → 日光,日照
"We sat basking in the warm sunshine."
我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
近义:sunlight
vt.& vi. 用钱,花钱;
vt. 花费;消耗;花(时间);度过;
n. (为某目的或某段时间内的)花销,花费,开销;
💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费;耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反义:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
adv. 几乎,差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多;几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
n. 日光,白昼;清早,黎明;公开,发表;<俚>眼睛,视力;
💡 day白天+light光亮 → 日光
"They emerged from the church into the bright daylight."
他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。
近义:day, daytime
反义:murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark