Now the sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence... someone might have escaped from their singing; but from their silence, certainly never.
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adj. 致命的，攸关的;毁灭性的，严重的;命中注定的;重大的;
💡 fat+al(形容词后缀)→致命的；毁灭性的；重大的
"We dealt the enemy a fatal blow ."
我们给敌人以致命的打击。
近义：lethal, mortal, noxious, terminal, mortiferous, fell
反义：nonmalignant, jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
pron. 某人，有人;
n. 某个人;
💡 some某些+one一个 → 某人
"Someone must have blabbed to the police."
一定有人向警方告密了。
近义：anybody, anyone, one, somebody
adv. 无疑;当然;确定;肯定;
💡 certain确实的+ly副词后缀，…地 → 确实地，一定地，当然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定会时刻睁大眼睛提防他的行为。
近义：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反义：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
adv. 仍，仍然;更，还要;静静地;〈诗〉常，不断地;
adj. 不动的，静止的;不狂暴的，温柔的;没有活力的，死气沉沉的;
n. 平静，寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. （使某物）平静下来，安静;〈古〉烧（酒），蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了，他还是十分活跃。
近义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
n. 武器，兵器;
vi. 武装，提供武器;
💡 瓦盆（谐音）：小两口打架，拿瓦盆当 兵器 我们(we)阿婆(ap)上(on)前线送 武器
"Police frogmen searched the lake for the murder weapon."
警方的蛙人搜索这个湖，寻找谋杀凶器。
近义：arm
n. 歌曲;歌唱（艺术）;诗歌，韵文;鸟叫声，鸟语;
💡 唱(sing)颂(song) 歌
"an incredibly cheesy love song"
一首极其庸俗的情歌
近义：hymn, aria, lay, lied, melody, ode