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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charm [tʃɑrm] 词频1 词根: 吟唱
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
tiresome ['taɪɚsəm] 词频4 词根: tire
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
relief [rɪ'lif] 词频2 词根: lev
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
last [læst] 词频1 词根: /lə/
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
little ['lɪtl] 词频1
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
deal [dil] 词频1
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

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