It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
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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
adj. 高的;高尚的,崇高的;高音调的;高级的,高等的;
adv. (程度等)高地;高价地;奢侈地;
n. 高处,高位;[气象学]高气压;高压地带;高水平;
"acrobatics on the high wire"
走钢丝杂技
近义:maximum, towering, upland, elevated, altitudinous, inebriated
n. 出生;分娩;起源;出身;
💡 b(分芽)+i(水)+r(分叉)+h(枝体)+t(大树):种子在水滋润下发芽分叉最终成为枝体茂盛的大树- 出生
"Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate."
有几个因素已被援引来说明出生率降低的原因。
近义:childbirth, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin
反义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
adj. 较少的(little的比较级);较小的;较次的,较劣的;较不重要的;
adv. 较少地,较小地;
prep. 减去;少掉;不足;
n. 较少,较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义:least, lesser, minus
n. 性格;特点;字母;角色;
vt. 刻,印;使具有特征;
💡 性格 品质佳的人坐着椅子(char-chair)也能做(act)两(er)天的事
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了这次欺诈案,在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。
近义:makeup, mettle, nature, personality, selfhood, spirit
反义:timidity, timidness
v. 关心;担心;照顾;喜爱;
n. 照顾;小心;忧虑;
💡 镰刀(c)是(are)要好好 照料的
"an ambulatory care service"
流动护理服务
近义:nursing, mind, worry, heedfulness, precaution, prevention