An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
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n. 玫瑰;粉红色;蔷薇(花);粉红色的葡萄酒;
adj. 玫瑰花的;玫瑰色的;粉红色的;带有玫瑰香味的;
vt. 使成玫瑰色,使(面颊)发红;使有玫瑰香味;
v. 起义( rise的过去式);升起;(数量)增加;休会;
💡 roseo-, ros- 表”玫瑰色”
"Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out."
人们讲话的声音越来越大,盖过了他的声音。
近义:pink, rosiness, showerhead, rosa, pinky, roseate
n. 甘蓝(洋白菜、卷心菜);<非正式、侮辱>植物人,常用于英式英语;<俚>钱,尤指纸币,常用于美式俚语;<俚>脑袋;
💡 cab(head)+bage→甘蓝菜;形成如甘蓝菜一样的头
"Do you like cabbage?"
你喜欢卷心菜吗?
近义:sprout, colewort
adj. 较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 胜过;上进;
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我们希望明天天气转好。
近义:improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反义:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
n. 汤,羹;浓雾;硝化甘油炸药;困境;
vt. 加大马力;
💡 soup→so(ad.如此,那么)+up(a.向上的)→ 汤里的热气是如此向上冒的
"a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread"
一个淡而无味的汤、鱼加面包的食谱
近义:stock, bouillon, broth, consomme
n. 理想主义者, 唯心主义者\\na. 唯心论的, 理想主义的
近义:idealizer, utopian, daydreamer, dreamer, fancier, idealistic
反义:realist, realistic