Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle i.e. being human.
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pron. 任何人;任何一个;谁;
💡 any任何+one一个→任何一个
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
较年长的工人的适应能力和学习速度有时并不亚于其他任何人。
近义:any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
cynic
['sɪnɪk]
n. 愤世嫉俗者,讽世者;犬儒学派的人;
adj. 愤世嫉俗的;犬儒学派的;
💡 cyn-, cur =dog,表示”狗”
"I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters."
在这些事上我变得相当愤世嫉俗。
近义:skeptic, misanthrope, misanthropist, hater
反义:humane, humanitarian, benefactor, samaritan, altruist
adv. 某处,在某处;在[到]某处;不知道在[到]什么地方;某地;
💡 some某个+where哪里 → 在某处
"I'm sure I could buy this more cheaply somewhere else."
我相信我能在别的地方更便宜地买到这种物品。
近义:someplace
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
adj. 困难的;硬的;有力的;努力的;
adv. 努力地;猛力地;严重地;沉重地;
n. 英〉硬海滩,登陆处;
"She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck."
她认为她的成功来自勤劳和一点运气。
近义:strongly, rigidly, stiffly, resistant, resistive, steely
反义:malleable, mellow, mild, attenuated, softened, squashy
n. 部分;零件;参加;地区;
vt. 使分裂;拆移;使分开;
vi. 分开;分离;分岔;
adv. 不完全地,部分地;
adj. 不完全的,部分的;
"The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished."
计划的第一部分已顺利完成。
近义:section, segment, split, divide, fragment, secede
反义:whole, entirety, off, outright, plumb, quite