And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
📚 名句词汇解析
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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
n. 允许;批准,正式认可,认可;
💡 per始终+miss送,放出+ion名词后缀→始终放入→允许
"The article was reproduced by the special permission of the President."
由于总统的特殊允许,这篇文章被复印了一份.
近义:applause, approbation, approval, leave, licence, license
反义:interdiction, ban, banning, silencing, censoriousness, censorship
n. 光;发光体;电灯;点火器;
adj. 轻的;明亮的;浅色的;少量的;
v. 点燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 轻地,轻装地;
💡 房间光线(light)明暗度正好(right)
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义:illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反义:quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
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
adv. 无意识地, 无意中, 不知不觉地
近义:inadvertently, involuntarily, subconsciously, thoughtlessly, unawares, unintentionally
反义:knowingly, scienter, willingly, wittingly, deliberately
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