Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average. Which means you've met your New Year's resolution.
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 重量,体重;重担,重任;重要;[统]权,加重值,权重;
vt. 加重于,使变重;使负重,使负担或压迫;[统]使加权,附加加重值于;
💡 weigh(重)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→重量;重要
"The roof collapsed under the weight of snow."
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
近义:oppress, overburden, overwhelm, persecute, burden, cumber
反义:unburden, unload, dump
n. 决心;解决;坚决;分辨率;
💡 re不+solut松开+ion名词后缀,构成抽象名词 → 决心;溶解
"They refused to comply with the UN resolution."
他们拒绝遵守联合国的决议。
近义:judgement, judgment, pronouncement, resolve, ruling, verdict
反义:indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
adj. 平常的;平均的;典型的;(价值、比率等的)平均数的;
n. 平均水平;(速度等的)平均率;平均估价;
vt. [数学] 计算…的平均值;调和,拉平;分摊;按比例(或平均)分配(利润等);
vi. 平均:作为或达到一个中间值;维持(有利的)平均价格;
💡 aver(every每个)+age(后缀):- 平均的
"a rise in average earnings"
平均收入的增加
近义:curve, mean, median, medium, middle, midpoint
反义:appreciable, memorable, notable, noted, noticeable, notorious
n. 方法( mean的名词复数);手段;收入;财富;
v. 意味着( mean的第三人称单数);引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义:approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
n. 年;年纪;一年的期间;某年级的学生;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
学生于十月返校,开始新学年的学习。
近义:twelvemonth, annum