We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

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doubt [daʊt] 词频1 词根: dou
n. 怀疑,疑虑;未确定; vt. 怀疑,疑惑; vi. 不确定,不能肯定或怀疑;
💡 doubt二→二种状态→怀疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
迟疑不定的感受
近义:disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger 反义:prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
passion ['pæʃən] 词频2 词根: pass
n. 激情,热情;热心,爱好;热恋;酷爱; vt.&vi. [诗歌用语]表露强烈感情,显示巨大热情;
💡 pass感情+ion名词后缀 →热情,激情
"That child stamps her foot when she is in a passion."
那女孩一发脾气就跺脚.
近义:infatuation, inflaming, ardor, obsession, paroxysm, vehemence 反义:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
work [wɝk] 词频1
vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果; n. 工作,操作;著作;工厂;行为,事业; vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate 反义:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
dark [dɑrk] 词频1 词根: /də/
adj. 黑暗的;乌黑的;忧郁的;神秘的; n. 黑暗;暗色;暗处;
💡 轮椅(d)上的艺术家(ar)使肯德基(k)变得 黑暗
"She groped blindly for the light switch in the dark room."
她在黑暗的房间里摸索电灯开关。
近义:obscurity, penumbra, semidarkness, twilight, blackness, darkness 反义:incandescence, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, firelight, glow
give [ɡɪv] 词频1
vt.& vi. 给予;赠送;作出; vt. 供给;产生;举办;(为购买某物或做某事而)支付; vi. (物体)塌下;让步; n. 伸展性,弹性;
💡 给吾(谐音): 给
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我们再给你几分钟时间让你连续打下去.
近义:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure 反义:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
task [tæsk] 词频1
n. 工作,任务;作业;苦差事; vt. 交给某人(任务);使过于劳累;
💡 十个(t)被要求(ask)完成的 任务{Mission Impossible不可能完成的任务}
"They had an awesome task ahead."
他们就要有十分艰巨的任务。
近义:housework, job, assignment, mission, occupation, office 反义:idleness, inactivity, recreation, solace, unemployment

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