A woman once drove me to drink, and I never had the decency to thank her.
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adv. 一次,一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次,一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里,就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义:heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
n. 正派;正直;体面;社会上高尚文雅行为的标准;
💡 dec 美+ency 名词后缀→体面,庄重
"Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency ."
她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。
近义:honesty, appropriateness, integrity, politeness, propriety, seemliness
反义:impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence, lip
n. 女人,妇女;成年女子;女拥人或女下属;女人本能;
💡 我(wo)蛮(man)- 女人
"She was an elegant and accomplished woman."
她是位优雅的才女。
近义:lady, bint, judy, cunnus, female, feme
反义:gentleman, male
n. 人群 ;畜群;
v. 驾驶(drive的过去式);
"Just then a friend drove up and gave me a ride."
正在那时,一个朋友开车过来,让我搭了他的车.
近义:herd
vt.& vi. 喝(酒);饮;喝酒;(尤指)酗酒;
vt. 吸收,吸入;
n. 酒,饮料;酒宴;一杯或一份酒;
💡 准渴(谐音): 饮料 喝
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒绝烈性酒
近义:take, guzzle, booze, touch, refreshment, beverage
反义:puke, regorge, regurgitate, barf, rolf, spew
vt. 谢谢,感谢;责怪,把…归于;
n. 感谢,谢谢,道谢的话;
"Thank you for being so forbearing."
感谢您如此宽宏大量。
近义:appreciate, acknowledge