When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
— Abraham Lincoln  ·  No category

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trying ['traɪɪŋ] 词频4
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的; v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验，尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
away [ə'we] 词频1
adv. 离开，远离;在远处;消失; adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方；离去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
elephant ['ɛlɪfənt] 词频2
n. 象，大象;
💡 大象尾巴上有蚂蚁(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
近义：jumbo
hind [haind] 词频2
adj. （常指动物腿）后面的;在后的;（通常与can或could连用）唠叨不停;滔滔不绝; n. 雌鹿;石斑鱼;<古>乡下人;<英>有经验的农场工人;
"The horse reared up on its hind legs."
那匹马后腿前立，站了起来。
近义：doe, hindmost, back, posterior, postern, puisne
best [bɛst] 词频1
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的; adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地; n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物; vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip 反义：badder, baddest, worse

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"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."
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