Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 使惊奇;突袭;意外发现;
n. 惊喜,惊奇;意外的事;
💡 sur突然+prise拿住,抓住→突然被抓住→吃惊
"The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise."
低通货膨胀与低失业的同时出现是一大惊喜。
近义:maze, astonish, astound, stagger, startle, daunt
反义:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
n. 足智多谋,心灵手巧;独创性;独出心裁,设计新颖;巧妙,精巧;
💡 ingenu机灵+ity指具备某种性质→机灵,独创性,灵活性
"We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties."
他们在解决困难中所表现的智慧使我们惊叹[佩服].
近义:inventiveness, jauntiness, keenness, liveliness, resourcefulness, scintillation
vt. 告诉,说;辨别;吩咐;讲述;
vt.& vi. 分辨,辨别;告诉,吩咐;泄漏;保证;
vi. 泄密,告发;(颜色、声音等)显示;识别;
n. [考古学](古代村落遗址堆积而成的)台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;
💡 他告诉(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反义:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil