Was ever book containing such vile matter so fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell in such a gorgeous palace!
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adv. 适当,相当地;公平地;完全,简直;清楚地;
💡 fair公平 + ly ...地→ ad.相当;公平地
"The use of opium was not criminalized until fairly recently."
直到最近抽鸦片才被判定为非法。
近义:long, moderately, averagely, pretty, quite, rather
反义:undeservingly, unjustly, foully
vi. 跳,弹跳;限制;接壤;
vt. 给…划界,限制;使弹回,使跳跃;束缚;
n. 界限,限制;跃起;(球等的)反跳;
adj. 用带子绑住的;有义务的;装订的,有封面的;[化,物]结合的;
💡 bound(to bind)→装订好的;必定;决心的;被束缚的
"She was bound to a chair."
她被捆在一把椅子上。
近义:hop, jump, leap, spring, vault, limit
反义:unconfined, unhampered, unhindered
n. 欺骗,欺诈;诡计;谎言;
💡 de(dis-=away)+ceit(to take)→欺骗
"He was accused of lies and deceit."
他被指控撒谎和欺诈。
近义:hoax, hypocrisy, illusion, lie, meretriciousness, absurdity
反义:honesty, openheartedness, openness, singleness, straightforwardness, veracity
adj. 华丽的,艳丽的;极好的,称心的;美丽动人的,光彩夺目的;令人愉快的,令人享受的;
💡 gorge峡谷+ous...的→峡谷显得绚丽→绚丽的;极好的
"a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood star"
极有魅力的好莱坞明星
近义:lovable, pulchritudinous, ravishing, stunning, beautiful, charming
n. 书;卷;课本;账簿;
vt.& vi. 预订;
vt. 登记;(向旅馆、饭店、戏院等)预约;立案(控告某人);订立演出契约;
adj. 书的;账簿上的;得之(或来自)书本的;按照(或依据)书本的;
💡 簿(谐音): 书
"She seemed totally absorbed in her book."
她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
近义:prebook, preorder, reserve, textbook, tome, volume
adj. 卑鄙的;〈口〉极坏的,讨厌的;〈古〉不足道,无价值的;粗鄙的,恶俗的;
"The weather was really vile most of the time."
天气大部分时间都糟糕得很。
近义:ignoble, low, lowborn, lowly, mean, nasty
反义:honorable, honourable, merited, notable, respectable, respected