Desperate is not a sexual preference.
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adj. 绝望的;由绝望而引起的;铤而走险的,孤注一掷的;急切的,极度渴望的;
💡 de去掉+sper希望+ate动词后缀→去掉希望→绝望的
"The prisoners grew increasingly desperate."
犯人因绝望而越来越胆大妄为。
近义:hopeless, overcome, despairful, despairing, despondent, excessive
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 偏爱;优先权;偏爱的事物;(债权人)受优先偿还的权利;
💡 pre预先+fer带来,拿来+ence名词后缀 → 预先带来的行为 → 偏爱,优先权
"What is your preference?"
你有什么嗜好?
近义:liking, predilection, prerogative, privilege, bias, choice
反义:antipathy, loathing, odium, averseness, rancor, rancour
adj. 性的,有性别的;性欲的;生殖的;[生]有性的;
"Dr Puts is looking at how sexual selection gave rise to certain human traits."
普茨博士一直在探讨性选择如何提升人类的某些特质。
近义:sex
反义:sexless, agamic