If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.
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pron. 没有人,无人;
n. 小人物,无足轻重的人;
💡 no无 +body 人→ pron.谁也不;无人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
没人能够反驳他的说法。
近义:none
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
spoke
[spəuk]
n. (车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动;
v. 讲,谈( speak的过去式 );说;演说;从某种观点来说;
"He spoke heavily accented English."
他说英语带有浓重的异国口音。
近义:scotch, wedge, rung, stair, stave, step
conj. 除非,如果不;
prep. 除了,…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现,这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
近义:save, except
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族;
v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑(r=run)第一(ace,扑克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反义:pace
adv. 立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore