Beauty is a precious trace that eternity causes to appear to us and that it takes away from us. A manifestation of eternity, and a sign of death as well.
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n. 美好;美人;完美;突出的范例;
💡 bell, beau 美好
"Her beauty appeared ageless."
她的美显得经久不衰。
近义:loveliness, niceness, preciousness, prettiness, pulchritude, sightliness
反义:hideousness, plainness, unsightliness
adj. 宝贵的,珍贵的;贵重的;矫揉造作的;可爱的,宝贝的;
adv. <口>很,非常;
n. 珍爱的人;可爱的人;
💡 prec价值+ious形容词后缀→有价值的 → 珍贵的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
近义:appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed
反义:loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
vt. 跟踪,追踪;追溯,探索;探索;查找;
vi. 沿着一小径或道路前进;可以追溯的;
n. 痕迹,踪迹;微量,极少量;[植](脉)迹;痕迹;
💡 trace(draw)→回溯
"Trace an analogy between pastoral poetry and landscape painting."
找出田园诗和风景画之间的相似之处.
近义:hound, scribe, sketch, sleuth, spoor, track
vi. 出现,显现;出庭,出场;演出;发表;
💡 ap一再+pear看见→出现,显露
"She didn't appear at all surprised at the news."
她听到这消息时一点也没有显得吃惊。
近义:arise, materialize, surface, emerge, look, seem
反义:vanish, evanesce, evanish, fade
adv. 离开,远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方;离去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 符号;手势;迹象;指示牌;
vt.& vi. 签名;打手势;
💡 sign(mark)→记号;征兆;签字;做手势;表示
"Sign your name in the blank space below."
把名字签在下面的空白处。
近义:legalize, authenticate, seal, stamp, subscribe, undersign
反义:abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, quash, repeal