Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword!
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 胆小鬼,懦夫;
adj. 怯懦的,胆小的;
💡 cow吓唬,吓坏+ard不好的人 →胆怯者
"You coward! What are you afraid of?"
你这胆小鬼!你怕什么呢?
近义:quitter, slacker, pansy, wimp, chicken, pussy
反义:valiant, heroic, heroical, intrepid, lionhearted, manful
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
adj. 苦的;尖锐的;严寒的;怀恨的,愤愤不平的;
n. 苦;苦味物;苦啤酒;[航]系缆柱上的一圈缆索;
adv. 激烈地;痛苦地;严厉地;
vt. 使变苦;
💡 better-bitter:好的东西往往有点 苦{良药苦口}
"a long and bitter dispute"
漫长的激烈争论
近义:astringency, pungency, sourness, tartness, bitterness, amertume
反义:honeyed, mellow, sirupy, sugary, syrupy, hearty
vt.& vi. 看,瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;样子;
int. (插话或唤起注意)喂,听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
a. 谄媚的, 讨人欢喜的
近义:ingratiating, laudable, laudative, laudatory, pleasing, praising
反义:honest, apparent, aboveboard, open, openhearted, outspoken
n. 单词;话语;诺言;消息;
vt. 措辞,用词;用言语表达;
vi. 讲话;
💡 世界(world)不是一句(l) 话能讲清楚的 “我的”发音,吐 词不清
"a word of Greek derivation"
由希腊语派生的词
近义:phrase, redact, say, speak, verbalise, verbalize