Sometimes with secret pride I sigh, To think how tolerant am I; Then wonder which is really mine: Tolerance, or a rubber spine?
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adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 秘密，机密;秘诀;奥秘;
adj. 秘密的，机密的;神秘的;隐秘的;
💡 se分开，离开，区别开+cret区别→分开来放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
权力无限的秘密警察
近义：arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反义：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
adj. 宽容的;容忍的，忍受的;（植物、动物或机器）能在困难条件下生存（或操作）的;能耐…的;
💡 toler容忍+ant形容词后缀 → 心胸宽大的
"Rye is tolerant of poor, acid soils."
黑麦耐贫瘠的酸性土壤。
近义：indulgent, lenient, liberal, mild, pliant, sensitive
反义：bigot, bigoted
adv. 真，真正;实在，果真;实际上;事实上;
💡 real真实的+ly表副词 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
汤姆确实饿坏了,把端到桌上的东西吃得精光.
近义：honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反义：hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
tolerance
['tɑlərəns]
n. 宽容，容忍;限度;公差;耐药量，耐药性;
💡 toler容忍 + ance 表示状态、情况、性质、行为→ n.忍受，容忍；公差
"She had no tolerance for jokes of any kind."
她容不得开任何玩笑。
近义：approbation, approval, assent, avowal, acceptance, acceptation
反义：obduracy, obstinacy
n. 橡胶;橡皮;决胜局;避孕套;
adj. 橡胶制成的;
vt. 涂橡胶于;用橡胶制造;
vi. 扭转脖子看;好奇地引颈而望;
💡 rubb=rub相互磨擦+er名词后缀 → 能相互摩擦的 → 橡皮
"the pungent smell of burning rubber"
烧橡胶的刺鼻气味
近义：caoutchouc, eraser, resin, sap, prophylactic, johnny