Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
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adj. 勇敢的,英勇的;坚定的;
n. 勇敢的人,勇士;
💡 val(strong)+iant(形容词后缀)→勇敢的;英勇的
"She made a valiant attempt not to laugh."
她试图强忍住不笑出来。
近义:intrepid, lionhearted, manful, manly, mettlesome, nervy
反义:quitter, slacker, pansy, wimp, chicken, pussy
n. 死亡;(某种)死法,死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
adv. 一次,一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次,一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里,就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义:heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
n. 体验;滋味;味觉;风味;
vt.& vi. 尝,品尝;
vt. 吃;喝;浅尝;
vi. 尝味;略进(饮食);(少量地)吃;有某种味道;
"In a consumer taste test, Coke went up against Pepsi."
在一次消费者品尝测验中, 可口可乐与百事可乐交锋了.
近义:relish, sample, savor, savour, try, sapidity
反义:insipidity, insipidness, unpalatableness, vapidity, blandness, jejuneness
times
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n. 时代;有时;总是;落后于时代;时间( time的名词复数 );时机;时代;所需时间;
prep. 乘,乘以;
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了几次电话,但只有电话答录机答话。
近义:epochs