Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt. 隐藏,隐瞒,遮住;
💡 con共同+ceal隐藏→隐藏
"He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted."
他因受扰而难掩怒色。
近义:hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade
反义:report, accuse, betray, finger, decry, delate
vt. 想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为;
vi. 想象;猜想,推测;
💡 imag=image图像+ine...的→有关图像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在网球赛中,我竟被一位70高龄的老人击败,请想像一下我当时的惊愕状态.
近义:ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
n. 瑕疵,缺点;一阵狂风;短暂的风暴;裂缝,裂纹;
v. 使生裂缝,使有裂纹;使无效;使有缺陷;
vi. 生裂缝;变的有缺陷;
💡 f(法律)+law(漏洞):法律的漏洞- 瑕疵 f(find)+law(法律):法律总是去找 瑕疵
"The flaw in this stamp makes it less valuable."
这张邮票因为有点缺陷,不那么值钱.
近义:imperfection, taint, unsoundness, blemish, defect, defectiveness
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adj. 最差的;最严重的;最令人不满的;最糟的;
n. 最坏的事情;最严重的事;
adv. 最坏;最糟;最严重;
vt. 胜过,击败;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。
近义:master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish
反义:mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better