Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.
📚 名句词汇解析
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pron. （引导名词性从句）谁;无论谁，任何人;不管谁…;
💡 who谁+ever究竟→无论谁,究竟是谁
"All terrorist crime is detestable, whoever the victims."
无论受害者是谁，一切恐怖主义罪行都是可憎的。
近义：any, anybody, anyone, who, whomever, whomsoever
n. 仇敌;敌军;危害物;
adj. 敌人的;敌方的;与敌对力量相关的;
💡 am- 爱;喜爱;男女间的吸引;恨的反义#词根助记：en否定+em(am的变体)爱=不爱的人=敌人
"He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier."
他拔出枪对准敌兵.
近义：opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe
反义：mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
n. 秒;瞬间;次货;第二份食物;
adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的;
adv. 第二;其次;以第二位;
vt. 支持;临时调派;附议;赞成提案;
💡 sec跟随+ond=one第一→跟随第一个之后→第二；秒
"She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter."
她当木工学徒已是第二年了。
近义：back, backstop, reinforce, support, advocate, endorse
反义：oppose, confront, contradict, counter, fence
vt.& vi. 加速;使加紧;催促;赶紧，赶快;
vi. 赶快;急忙;
💡 hast=haste匆忙+en变成 →促进
"This, I hasten to state, did not happen."
这一点，我要赶快声明，没有发生。
近义：hound, hurry, hustle, mobilize, press, prompt
反义：linger, procrastinate, retard, tarry, dally, dawdle
vt.& vi. 与…作战;争斗;
n. 战争，战役;比赛，较量;长期论战或长期作战;激烈的竞争;
💡 batt打，走+le表名词 → 战斗
"the battle of Waterloo"
滑铁卢战役
近义：strive, struggle, tilt, vie, war, wrestle
反义：reconcile, impasse, armistice, respite, truce, ceasefire
vi. 到达，来;发生;
💡 ar一再+rive河→到达河边→达到目标→到达
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前两天到达以便适应新环境。
近义：come, get
反义：migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate