If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.
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adj. 大致的;综合的;总的,全体的;普遍的;
n. 上将;一般;一般原则;常规;
💡 gener出生,产生+al形容词后缀→出生[一般]→普通的n.总论
"These difficulties are general among people of his age."
这些困难在他那个年龄的人中普遍存在.
近义:total, unspecific, vague, universal, gp, intermutual
反义:particular, especial, special, concrete, definite
n. 政治家;
💡 states政务+man人→ n.国务活动家,政治家
"an elder statesman of golf"
高尔夫球的元老
adj. 伟大的,杰出的;优异的,显著的;很多的;重大的;
adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地,成功地,顺利地;得意地;
n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物,大师;名家;
💡 联想:“贵的”就是伟大的 网友:12 补充:gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题,不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说,这是一部了不起的电影。
近义:super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big
反义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
n. 机会,时机;场合;理由;需要;
vt. 惹起,引起;
💡 oc(to)+cas(case事情)+ion(名缀):快到事情的一刹那- 时机 oc(=ob=before)+cas(=fall落下):落下前的一刹那- 机会
"The wedding was an occasion of great festivity."
这个婚礼是喜庆盛事。
近义:justify, make, carry, cause, effect, merit
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的;
int. [体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
n. 和平;和睦;治安;安心;
💡 豌豆(pea)使嫦娥(ce) 平安 网友: 补充:豌豆日你妈
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在刚过去的七月,双方签订了和平条约。
近义:imperturbability, pax, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude
反义:anxiety, anxiousness, impatience, apprehension, misgiving, perturbation