Every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment to moment on the razor edge of danger and must be fought for.

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excellent ['ɛksələnt] 词频1 词根: cell
adj. 卓越的;杰出的;优秀的;太好了;
💡 ex离开+cell监狱+ent...的→品德优秀的人离监狱很远 →杰出的
"For a car of this size the lock is excellent."
对于这种大小的车子来说,这刹车要算很好了.
近义:marvelous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, prime, select 反义:lousy, abysmal, punk, rotten, terrible, worse
moment ['momənt] 词频1 词根: 移动
n. 瞬间,片刻;时刻;重要,紧要;[物]力矩;
💡 mom(move)+ent(名词后缀)→瞬间;片刻;重要
"The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up."
小丑一出现在舞台上, 观众们个个笑得前俯后仰.
近义:instant, tick, time, while, bit, flash 反义:immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife
razor ['rezɚ] 词频4 词根: rad
n. 剃刀,刮面刀; vt. 剃;用剃刀刮;
💡 raz=ras刮擦+or表名词 →剃刀
"I want to buy an electric razor this weekend."
这个周末我想买一个电动剃须刀.
近义:shaver
thing [θiŋ] 词频1
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
edge [ɛdʒ] 词频1
n. 边;优势;(悬崖、峭壁的)边缘,端;锋利,尖锐; vt. 在…上加边界;使渐进;给(刀刃)磨边,使锋利;修整; vi. 慢慢向前移动,侧身移动;
💡 过去(ed)哥哥(ge)在 边缘
"The workers skirted the edge of the cliff on a geological survey."
工人们沿着崖壁作了一次地质勘察.
近义:hone, point, sharpen, strap, strop, taper

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