Pray all the time, read all the scriptures in the world, and worship all the gods there are ...but unless you realize the Truth, there is no freedom.
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vt. 崇拜,尊崇;爱慕;
vi. 做礼拜;热爱;爱慕;崇拜(尤指达到看不到缺点的地步);
n. (对治安官或市长的尊称)阁下;尊敬;崇拜;礼拜;
💡 wor+ship(表示抽象名词的后缀)→崇拜;崇敬
"They fell prostrate in worship."
他们拜倒在地。
近义:idolize, love, revere, venerate, adore, enshrine
反义:defile, desecrate
vt. 实现;了解,意识到;(所担心的事)发生;以…价格卖出;
vt.& vi. 变卖,赚得;
💡 real真实的+ize表动词→实现
"I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue."
我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋.
近义:apprehend, note, notice, perceive, sense, realise
反义:misunderstand, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, waive
n. 真理;真相,事实;忠实,忠诚;现实,现实性;
💡 tru相信,真实+th抽象名词 →事实,真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
n. 自由,自主;直率;特权,特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
vt. 祈祷,祷告;请求,恳求;央求;
vi. 祈祷;请;恳求;
💡 扑(p)在光线(ray)下 祈祷
"We pray to God to deliver us from evil."
我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来.
近义:ask, order, tell, request, solicit
反义:apostatize, swear, curse, damn
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的;
int. [体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon