As long as we respond predictably to what feels good and what feels bad, it is easy for others to exploit our preferences for their own ends.
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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
vt. 开采;开拓;利用（…为自己谋利）;剥削;
n. 功绩;功劳;勋绩;
💡 pli, ply, plex = fold ,表示”重叠,折叠”#词根助记：ex外+ploit=展开在外的=功绩,功勋
"Many countries exploit oil under the sea."
许多国家在海底开采石油.
近义：utilise, utilize, prodigy, prowess, quest, venture
反义：lose, miss, howler, miscue, mistake, screwup
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的，过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间，长时期;[语]长音节;（服装的）长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望，极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙（long） 长龙（拼音long)摆尾 网友：顾亮亮 补充：龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间？
近义：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义：little, minute, small, squat, slight
adj. 容易的;舒适的;宽裕的;从容的;
adv. 容易地;不费力地;悠闲地;缓慢地;
vi. 停止划桨（常用作命令）;
vt. 向（水手或划手）发出停划命令;
"It is axiomatic that life is not always easy."
生活并不总是一帆风顺，这是明摆着的事实。
近义：simple, uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, facile
反义：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful