Charm and nothing but charm at last grows a little tiresome. It's a relief then to deal with a man who isn't quite so delightful but a little more sincere.
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n. 魔力;魅力;咒文;(表链等的)小装饰品;
vt. 使陶醉;诱惑;对…行魔法;令人陶醉;
💡 charm- 表示”高兴”
"a man of great charm"
富有魅力的男人
近义:magnetize, attract, seduce, tantalize, tempt, voodoo
反义:disillusionize, disillusionise, disenthrall, defraud, disappoint, discontent
adj. 令人生厌的;无聊的;
💡 tire=tired厌倦的+some....的 →令人厌倦的
"Buying a house can be a very tiresome business."
买房子会是件很麻烦的事。
近义:humdrum, insufferable, irksome, arid, irritating, lethal
反义:kindly, assenting, manageable, sociable, tractable, yielding
n. 宽慰,安心;免除,减轻;救援物资;代班人;
💡 re再+lief提高,变轻 → 减轻,轻松
"It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing."
渡过汹涌澎湃的大海回到陆地后使人长舒一口气。
近义:help, lessening, letup, lull, assuagement, mitigation
反义:heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration
n. 末尾;最后;上个;鞋楦(做鞋的模型);
vt. 经受住;到…之后;够用;足够维持(尤指某段时间);
adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的;
vi. 持续;
adv. 上一次,最近一次;最后;
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在刚过去的七月,双方签订了和平条约。
近义:live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost
反义:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
vt. [牌戏]分;分配;经营;施予;
n. (一笔)交易;许多;待遇;发牌;
vi. 论述;(有效地或成功地)处理;惩处;交易;
adj. 冷杉木制的,松木制的;
"Don't worry; the deal was completely above board."
别担心,交易是完全合法的。
近义:give, behave, act, demean, deport, negotiation
反义:object, rebut, vary, differ, disaccord, disagree