All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.
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n. 黑暗;阴郁;模糊;无知;
💡 dark黑暗的+ness表名词 →黑暗
"They left under the cloak of darkness."
他们在黑暗的掩护下离开了。
近义:murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark
反义:lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
vt. 熄灭(火);使(希望、爱情等)不复存在;偿清;
💡 ex外+tingu=sting刺+ish动词后缀→把刺拿出去→刺引申为火焰→灭火
"Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames."
消防队员奋力救火。
近义:quench, douse, kill, obliterate, terminate, zap
反义:light, fire, resuscitate, revive
n. 蜡烛;烛光;蜡烛状物;
vt. 对光检查;
💡 cand发光+le表物体 → 发光的物体 → 蜡烛
"Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle."
熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
近义:taper, candlestick, plug, sparkplug
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
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
adj. 单一的;(打斗、比赛等)一对一的;惟一的;适于一人的;
n. 单程票;(旅馆等的)单人房间;[复数](高尔夫球一对一的)二人对抗赛;[常用复数][美国、加拿大英语]未婚(或单身)男子(或女子);
vt. 挑选;
vi. 作一垒手;
💡 sing(唱歌)+le(乐):唱乐- 单身汉 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1::练习这首歌(sing)时,单个的人是无法练习的,只有两个人配合好了(le)才能唱出效
"She had a brainstorm in the exam and didn't answer a single question."
她考试时脑子里突然一片混乱,一个题也没答。
近义:individualize, personalise, personalize, singularize, distinguish, bachelor
反义:manifold, multiplex, wedded