I hold ambition of so light a quality that is is but a shadow's shadow.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 抱负;渴望得到的东西;追求的目标;夙愿;
vt. 追求;有…野心;
💡 amb大+it行走+ion名词后缀→走大步→雄心,志向
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
近义:covet, dream, moneygrubbing, avarice, avidity, avidness
反义:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
n. 质量,品质;美质,优点;才能,能力,技能,素养;品种;
adj. 优质的,高质量的;上流社会的;
💡 qual资格+ity表名词 → n.质量;品质,特性
"The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor."
他投诉的要点是品质非常差.
近义:manner, mode, nature, way, character, kind
反义:poorness, shoddiness, sleaziness, trashiness
vt. 拿住,握住;保留,保存;扣留,拘押;容纳;
vi. 拿住,握住;同意,赞成;保持不变;有效;
n. 握住;保留;控制;
💡 形码:h-old:老人(old)紧紧握住车上椅子(h)以保持平衡。
"The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer."
警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。
近义:seize, fasten, grab, argue, maintain, sustain
反义:unhand
n. 光;发光体;电灯;点火器;
adj. 轻的;明亮的;浅色的;少量的;
v. 点燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 轻地,轻装地;
💡 房间光线(light)明暗度正好(right)
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义:illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反义:quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
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