The curse of modern times is, that almost everything does create controversy.
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adv. 几乎,差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多;几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
vt. 创造,创作;产生;封爵,把…封为(贵族);
vi. [英][俚]大发脾气,大发牢骚;
💡 cre增长,产生+ate造成→增长→创造
"Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere."
柔和的音乐和灯光衬托出了适宜的氛围。
近义:indite, innovate, invent, make, manufacture, mold
n. 公开辩论;论战;
💡 contro相反+vers转变+y表状态、行为→ 使结论向相反方向转变→争论;议论
"The issue engendered controversy."
这个问题引起了争论。
近义:contention, dispute, argument, jangle, polemic, polemics
反义:arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
vt.& vi. 诅咒;咒骂;使苦恼,使困苦;把(某人)逐出教门;
n. 诅咒;咒语;祸害,祸因;咒逐,逐出教门;
💡 克死”(谐音): 诅咒
"He muttered a curse at the other driver."
他低声咒骂另一位开车的人。
近义:bane, imprecate, execrate, condemn, cuss, damn
反义:sacramentize, sanctify, benediction, benison
adj. 现代的;近代的;新式的;当代风格的;
n. 现代人,现代主义者;时髦人士;[印]现代字体,指印刷中所用的一种字体;
💡 音“摩登
"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜。
近义:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
times
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n. 时代;有时;总是;落后于时代;时间( time的名词复数 );时机;时代;所需时间;
prep. 乘,乘以;
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了几次电话,但只有电话答录机答话。
近义:epochs