The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 物质,材料;实质,内容;[神]灵;(织品的)质地;
💡 sub下面+st站立+ance表名词→站在下面的东西→物质;本质
"to be arrested for possession of a controlled substance"
因藏有毒品而被捕
近义:matter, materiality, tangibility, corporeality, inwardness, quiddity
adj. 有雄心的;有野心的;费力的;耗资的;
💡 amb大+it行走+ious形容词后缀 → 大步向前走的 → 有雄心的
"a fiercely ambitious young manager"
雄心勃勃的年轻经理
近义:aspiring, materialistic, avaricious, possessive, pushful, thrusting
反义:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
adv. 仅仅,只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅,只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义:just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 阴影;影子;鬼,幽灵;隐蔽处;
vt. 投阴影于;使朦胧;跟踪,尾随;预示;
vi. 渐变;阴沉;
adj. 影子内阁的;阴影的;非正式的;
💡 老大(ad)在展示(show) 阴影
"Please stand to one side; you're casting your shadow over my work."
请你往边上站一站, 你挡着我的光线了.
近义:sadden, darken, trail, obfuscate, obscure, shade
vi. 梦想;做梦;梦见;想到;
vt.& vi. 做梦,向往;
vt. 梦想;做梦;想到;
n. 梦想;愿望;梦;
adj. 梦的;理想的;不切实际的;
💡 追梦”(谐音)- 梦
"The dream picture dissolved away when she woke up."
她醒来时,梦中美景便消失了.
近义:moon, muse, daydream, fantasize, covet, ambition
反义:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact