If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder.
— John Scalzi  ·  No category

📚 名句词汇解析

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universe ['junɪvɝs] 词频3 词根: ver
n. 宇宙;天地万物; 经验领域;
💡 uni一个+vers转向+e→统一旋转→宇宙
"Scientists disagree about how the universe was created."
科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
近义：world, cosmos
stranger ['strendʒɚ] 词频1
n. 陌生人，不认识的人;外地人;局外人;门外汉; adj. 不熟悉的，陌生的(strange)的比较级;
💡 strang陌生的+er人→陌生人；新来者
"She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger."
在街上，一个完全陌生的人贸然走到她跟前搭讪。
近义：outlander, outsider, auslander, tramontane, alien, foreigner 反义：relation, acquaintant, indian, aborigine, creole, local
imagine [ɪ'mædʒɪn] 词频1
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
best [bɛst] 词频1
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的; adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地; n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物; vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip 反义：badder, baddest, worse
meet [mit] 词频1
vt.& vi. 相遇;相识;开会;接触（某物）; vt. 满足;支付;迎接;经历（常指不愉快的事）; n. 运动会，体育比赛;猎狐运动（尤其英式英语）; adj. 适当的;合适的;恰当的;
💡 meet碰到合适的
"Achcha! We'll meet at eight."
好吧！我们八点钟见。
近义：assemble, rejoin, reunite, foregather, forgather, gather 反义：part, secede, split
empty [ˈɛmptɪ] 词频1 词根: 抓住
adj. 空的，空虚的，空洞的;空闲的，无效的，徒劳的;无聊的，愚蠢的;言语或行动空洞的; vt. （使）成为空的， 把…弄空;把…腾出来; vi. 成为空的;流空; n. 空车;空的东西;
💡 俺不提（谐音）： 空洞的东西俺不提
"He's going out with an empty-headed bimbo half his age."
他正在同一个年龄比他小一半的傻里傻气的性感女子来往。
近义：sap, vacate, void, drain, dump, evacuate 反义：load, proliferate, abounding, laden, overcrowded, overstuffed

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— Unknown
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