The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed but that he cannot believe anyone else.
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n. 刑罚,惩罚;严厉对待;<口>给吃苦头;
💡 punish惩罚+ment表名词 →处罚
"Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others."
对他的惩罚但愿能起到杀一儆百的作用。
近义:lesson, penalization, penalty, penance, sanction, chargeoff
反义:indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
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
n. 说谎者;
"He had the temerity to call me a liar!"
他竟敢说我撒谎!
近义:racketeer, rogue, storyteller, swindler, talebearer, trickster
反义:plainman, aboveboard, open, openhearted, outspoken, sincere
adj. 最小的;最少的( little的最高级);最不重要的,地位最低的;
adv. 最少,最小;
n. 最小;最少量;
"We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation."
如欲取消,请至少提前24小时告知。
近义:lowest, lowliest, measly, merest, minimal, minimum
反义:maximal, meridian, top, upmost, uppermost, greatest
v. 信任;料想;笃信宗教;
vt. 相信;以为,认为;对…信以为真;信任;
💡 相信是(be)梨(li)前夜(eve)变的 网友:accountant accountant 补充: belife---believe ife---ieve
"I don't believe you!"
我不相信你的话!
近义:hold, opine, reckon, contend, adjudge, suppose
反义:question, disbelieve, misbelieve, challenge, confute, discredit
adv. 其他;否则;另外;
adj. 别的;其他的;
"That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork."
那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已.
近义:other, otherwise, unequal, unlike, different, dissimilar