While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.
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n. 悲伤;悲痛;悲伤的事;
💡 grie 重+f → 心情沉重 → 悲伤
"Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement."
几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了.
近义:anxiety, heartache, heartbreak, heartsickness, melancholy, misery
反义:hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
vt. 试图;尝试;
n. 进攻;尝试,冲击;
💡 at一再+tempt尝试→一再尝试 → 尝试,企图
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍认为,这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。
近义:try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
vt. 使转移;娱乐;转移注意力;
💡 di偏离+vert转偏离→转偏离 → 转向;消遣
"If you haul hard you will divert the fish."
如果拉网太猛,鱼会被吓跑的.
近义:misappropriate, deviate, alienate, please, recreate, regale
n. 娱乐;游戏;文娱活动;
💡 amuse娱乐+ment表名词 →娱乐,消遣
"She could not hide her amusement at the way he was dancing."
她见他跳舞的姿势,忍俊不禁。
近义:hobby, pastime, avocation, play, playtime, recreation
vt. 驱散;使消散;浪费,挥霍;耗尽;
vi. 消散;放荡,挥霍;
💡 dis分开,分离+sipate散布,散开→驱散
"Don't dissipate your efforts."
不要浪费你的精力.
近义:thin, disperse, evanesce, misspend, piddle, spend
反义:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
remains
[rɪ'menz]
n. 遗骨,遗体,残骸,残余,遗迹;废墟,遗址,遗迹,剩余(物),余额;
v. 留下( remain 的第三人称单数);保持;留待;仍然是;
💡 re向后+mains留下 →剩余物
"Access to the documents remains restricted to civil servants."
这些文件仍仅限公务员使用.
近义:leavings, leftovers, litter, offal, riddlings, rubbish