It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.
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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
vt.& vi. 回答,响应;
vi. 作出反应,响应;回报或回复;
n. [建](柱,拱基等的)对称,壁联;
💡 re回+spond承诺→承诺回去→回答 → 回答;反应
"I asked him his name, but he didn't respond."
我问他叫什么名字,可他没回答。
近义:reply, answer, react, console, cantilever, responsory
反义:inquire, investigate, probe, pry, research, enquire
n. 收益,得益;利润;红利;净值利润率;
vt. 有益于…,对…有益的;得益;创利润;
vi. 有益;获利;
💡 pro很多…+fit做→做很多→做得好→利润,收益
"What level of profit do you envisage?"
你预计会有什么样的利润水平?
近义:reap, usufruct, benefit, improve, avail, advantage
反义:loss
n. 不幸;厄运;不幸的事;灾难;
💡 mis错误,坏+fortune幸运的→不幸
"He has known great misfortune in his life."
他一生中经历过巨大的不幸。
近义:jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
反义:blessedness, joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed
adj. 悲惨的;令人痛苦的;太少的;卑鄙的;
💡 miser可怜+able...的 → 可怜的
"The final two months were a miserable coda to the President's first period in office."
总统首届任期的最后两个月非常糟糕。
近义:unfortunate, wretch, lamentable, luckless, pitiful, ragged
反义:jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
n. 强调;重音;压力;重力;
vt. 重读;[机械学]使承受压力;给…加压力(或应力);
💡 丈夫衣服上的3根(s)卷发(tress)给妻子带来了 压力
"A person's health improves with the avoidance of stress."
一个人只要避免紧张,健康状况就会改善。
近义:highlight, punctuate, reiterate, accent, accentuate, spotlight
反义:lessen, absorb, muffle, palliate, baffle, quieten