The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation.
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n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
vi. （靠很少的钱或食物）维持生活，生存下去;
💡 sub下面+sist站立→站下去→活下去→生存，维持生活
"Old people often subsist on very small incomes."
老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艰难度日。
近义：last, live, be, exist, maintain, support
反义：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
n. 消遣（方式）;娱乐（方式）;重建，重现;
💡 re再+cre增长，产生+ation行为 → 娱乐，消遣
"What kind of recreation do you go in for?"
你在文娱方面有什么爱好?
近义：leisure, play, playtime, diversion, divertissement, entertaining
反义：monotony, tediousness, tedium, weariness, yawn, ennui
n. 台，看台;立场;停止;抵抗;
vi. 站立，起立;竖直放置;保持看法;停滞;
vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承担责任;
vt.& vi. 站立，（使）直立，站着;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义：suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure
反义：placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield
adj. 弯曲的;决心的;<英>腐败的;同性恋;
n. 爱好，癖好;[建]排架;剪股颖属草;[植]梗草，荒草地;
v. （使）弯曲，屈身(bend的过去式和过去分词);
"Mr Obama's plan has a redistributive bent."
奥巴马的计划有重新分配的倾向。
近义：inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity
反义：level, sleek, uniform, even, flat, upright
n. 弱点, 脆弱, 意志薄弱\\n[法] 虚弱, 意志薄弱, 因意志薄弱而犯的错误
近义：sickliness, puniness, softness, tenderness, weakness, weariness
反义：healthiness