I suppose that it goes to show that you have to be very careful what you pretend to be . . . because, one day, you may wake up to find that's what you are.
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vt. 假定;猜想,推测;认为;让(用于祈祷语气);
vi. 想象,猜想;
💡 sup在…下面+pose放→放下去想→猜想,推测
"I suppose your presence here today is not entirely coincidental ."
我认为你今天来这里不完全是碰巧。
近义:imagine, assume, presume, regard, surmise, suspect
adj. 仔细的,小心的;周到的;慎;心细;
💡 care照料+ful表形容词,“有…的” →小心的
"He was careful to keep out of sight."
他小心翼翼地躲开别人的视线。
近义:heedful, intent, leery, mindful, observant, attentive
反义:imperviable, impervious, imprudent, inadvertent, incautious, incurious
vt. 假装,伪装;假称;装扮;
vi. 扮演;自称;假装,矫作;
adj. 仿制的;
💡 pre提前+tend延伸→提前伸出想好借口 → 假装,借口
"So you don't need to pretend, do you?"
所以你不必装假了, 对 吧 ?
近义:purport, represent, sham, simulate, dissemble, fake
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
vt.& vi. 给…看;表现出;显露出;上演;
vt. 说明;指示;表明;演示;
n. 展览;显示;外观;表演;
vi. 被人看见,显现,显而易见;
💡 秀”(谐音): 做秀就是 展示自己
"After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast."
表演结束之后,我们获准到后台和演员见面。
近义:present, raise, showcase, unhide, display, exhibit
反义:mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
vi. 醒,醒来;苏醒,复活;警觉;弄醒,叫醒;
vt. 激发,唤醒;使意识到,使警觉;为…守夜;
n. 守灵,守夜;(船航过时的)尾波;年度假期;
💡 娃娃(wa)可以(ke) 叫醒
"I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents."
为了尽量不吵醒父母,我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
近义:awake, awaken, rouse, waken, arouse, pique
反义:kip