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📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
n. 绰号;诨名;昵称;
vt. 给…起绰号;用诨名[爱称]称呼;叫错名字;
💡 nick缺口+name名字 → 不好的名字 → 浑名
"Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?"
你为什么给她取这样一个绰号?
近义：dub, misnomer, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet, surname
反义：appellation, appellative, denomination, forename
adj. 舒适的;安逸的，处于轻松的;充裕的;
💡 com共同+fort强大，力量+able能...的 → 愉快舒适的
"We stayed at Tom's place. It isn't exactly Buck House, but it's comfortable enough."
我们待在汤姆那里。那并不是巴克宫，但足够舒适了。
近义：inviting, snug, cosey, cozie, comfy, cosy
反义：inconvenient, awkward, uneasy, unemployed, comfortless, constrained
vt.& vi. 挑选，挑拣;挖，采，摘，剔，扒;挑剔;
n. 选择;收获;精华;
💡 爱打扮的猪(pig)八戒， 采摘鲜花头上戴
"Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?"
今天你能帮我个忙去学校接萨姆吗？
近义：select, choose, cull, elect, scavenge, scoop
vt.& vi. 给予;赠送;作出;
vt. 供给;产生;举办;（为购买某物或做某事而）支付;
vi. （物体）塌下;让步;
n. 伸展性，弹性;
💡 给吾(谐音): 给
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我们再给你几分钟时间让你连续打下去.
近义：impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
反义：attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
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. 名字;名声;有…名称的;著名的人物;
vt. 确定;决定;给…取名;说出…的名字;
adj. 著名的;据以取名;
💡 那(na)么(me)难听的 名字是谁 命名的
"What's your name and address ?"
你的姓名、住址？
近义：articulate, mention, mouth, pronounce, speak, tell
反义：hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil