If you wish in this world to advance, your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or trust me, you haven't a chance.

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advance [əd'væns] 词频1 词根: 前进
vt. (使)前进;将…提前;预付;提出; vi. (数量等)增加;向前推(至下一步);上涨; n. 增长;借款;(价格、价值的)上涨;预付款; adj. 预先的;先行的;
💡 ab(from)+ance(before)→前进
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
近义:volunteer, propose, propound, prepayment, retainer, improve 反义:involute, back, reappear, recede, retrocede, retrogress
bound [baʊnd] 词频1 词根: /bʌn/
vi. 跳,弹跳;限制;接壤; vt. 给…划界,限制;使弹回,使跳跃;束缚; n. 界限,限制;跃起;(球等的)反跳; adj. 用带子绑住的;有义务的;装订的,有封面的;[化,物]结合的;
💡 bound(to bind)→装订好的;必定;决心的;被束缚的
"She was bound to a chair."
她被捆在一把椅子上。
近义:hop, jump, leap, spring, vault, limit 反义:unconfined, unhampered, unhindered
enhance [ɪn'hæns] 词频5 词根: /hʌn/
vt. 提高,增加;加强;
💡 en(in,使成为)+hance(high)→增加;提高
"This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company."
这是提高公司声誉的机会。
近义:heighten, highlight, hike, increase, increment, augment 反义:lessen, absorb, muffle, palliate, baffle, quieten
haven ['hevn] 词频5
n. 港口,安全地方;避难所,安息所; vt. 把(船)开进港;为…提供避难场所;掩护;
💡 hav持有+en表示场所→有[全部]的场所 → 避难所
"They haven't formally announced their engagement yet."
他们还没有正式宣布订婚。
近义:asylum, protection, refuge, roof, sanctuary, shelter
wish [wɪʃ] 词频1
v. 希望;想要;祝愿; n. 愿望;希望;希望的事 ;祝福;
💡 wi(we我们)+sh(希):我们希望- 希望
"I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary."
我不想使这项任务不必要地复杂化。
近义:want, will, covet, crave, desire, appetence
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe

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