People are like stained glass windows; they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within.
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vi. 闪耀,闪烁;活跃,焕发活力和才智;
n. 光亮;活力;
💡 spark星火+le动词后缀 →发火花
"There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light."
当她的钻石戒指遇到光时,有阵突然的闪耀.
近义:incandesce, radiate, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sizzle
反义:dim
n. 黑暗;阴郁;模糊;无知;
💡 dark黑暗的+ness表名词 →黑暗
"They left under the cloak of darkness."
他们在黑暗的掩护下离开了。
近义:murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark
反义:lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
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
n. 玻璃;玻璃制品;镜子;
vt. 给某物加玻璃;反映;使平滑如玻璃;
vi. 成玻璃状;
"pieces of broken glass"
破玻璃碎片
近义:vitreous, glassy, tumbler, cup, crystal, mirror
vi. 发出光;反射光,闪耀;出类拔萃,表现突出;露出;
vt. 照射,把光射后;〈口〉通过擦拭使…变得有光泽或光亮;
n. 光亮,光泽;好天气;擦皮鞋;鬼把戏或诡计;
💡 松树(pine)在上海(sh) 发光
"Shine the torch on the lock while I try to get the key in."
我插钥匙时,请用手电筒照着锁头。
近义:luster, polish, slick, lustre, buff, burnish
反义:pale, shade, darken, disappear, fade, somberness