Costly thy habit [dress] as thy purse can buy; But not expressed in fancy - rich, not gaudy. For the apparel oft proclaims the man.
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adj. 昂贵的;代价高的;
💡 cost代价+ly表形容词 →昂贵的
"Buying new furniture may prove too costly."
购买新家具可能会花钱太多。
近义:pricey, dear, expensive, insufferable, onerous, burdensome
反义:inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
n. 习惯,习性;气质;宗教服装;
vt. 给…穿衣服;打扮;
💡 habit表示居住 → 久居 → 习惯;习性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他没有盯着女人看个没完的习惯。
近义:practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance
反义:oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
vt. 想像;设想;想要;猜想;
n. 设想;想像力;爱好;怪想;
adj. (构思者)奇特的;昂贵的;(价格等)高价的;[美国俚语]真棒;
vi. 想象,幻想;
💡 phan, fan, pha =show,表示”显示,出现”#词根助记:显示在脑海里,好像能看见的,表示幻想的
"He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her."
他似乎相当喜欢她.
近义:recherche, farfetched, figure, imagine, picture, conceive
反义:laconic, oversimplified, bare, simple, terse, unadorned
n. (商店出售的)衣服;外观,外表;覆盖物;
vt. 给…穿衣服(尤指华丽或特殊的服装);
💡 par 准备#词根助记:衣服是出门的必要准备
"This shop sells sports apparel."
这家商店卖运动服.
近义:attire, robe, vest, dress, garb, garment
反义:strip, unclothe, undress
n. 衣服;装饰;连衣裙;礼服;
vt.& vi. 给…穿衣;穿着;打扮;
adj. 连衣裙的;须穿礼服的;适合于正式场合的;办公时(或半正式场合)穿戴的;
vt. 给…穿衣;给…提供衣服;装潢,装饰或装点;排成列;
vi. 穿衣;排列整齐;
💡 漂亮 女服,点缀丝(谐音)线
"a girl in a blue dress and ankle socks"
身穿蓝色连衣裙和套袜的女孩
近义:bandage, swaddle, swathe, strap, apparel, attire
反义:bare, strip, unclothe, uncover, denude, devest
n. 钱包,钱袋;财力,财源;和包或钱袋相似的东西;女用小提包;
vt. 使皱起,噘起;
💡 护士(nurse)在停车场(p)捡到 钱包 网友: lhk 补充:赔死 怕死就不要带钱包上街
"She got snagged by the police while stealing the purse."
她在偷钱包时被警察一把抓住了.
近义:pucker, ruffle, shirr, pocketbook, handbag