How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 蜡烛;烛光;蜡烛状物;
vt. 对光检查;
💡 cand发光+le表物体 → 发光的物体 → 蜡烛
"Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle."
熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
近义:taper, candlestick, plug, sparkplug
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 行为;行动;<律>契约;证书;
v. 立契转让;
💡 地的”(谐音): 契约 网友:tom 补充:deed (行为)都是did(做的)。
"Smith changed his name by deed poll to Jervis-Smith."
史密斯通过单边契据将自己的名字更改为杰维斯&dash1;史密斯。
近义:act, action, feat, indenture
adj. 顽皮的;不听话的;淘气的;下流的;
💡 闹踢”(谐音):又闹又踢- 调皮的国 网友:yqy 补充:daughter的儿子很淘气
"I'm being very naughty—I've ordered champagne!"
我今天放肆一回—我要了香槟了!
近义:impish, mischievous, pixyish, prankish, puckish, rascally
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe