Don't you wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence? There's one marked 'Brightness,' but it doesn't work.
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n. 智力;聪颖;情报;情报机构;
💡 intel在…中间+lig选择，收集+ence名词后缀→从中选出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足.
近义：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
n. 亮度;明亮;光泽度;灯火通明;
💡 bright光明的+ness表名词 →光明
"She switched on the light, wincing at the sudden brightness."
她打开了灯, 突如其来的强烈光线刺得她不敢睜眼.
近义：incandescence, light, lightness, limpidity, lucidity, luster
反义：somberness, sombreness, tarnish, colorlessness, drabness
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
knob
[nɑb]
n. 球形把手;（收音机等的）旋钮;小块;疙瘩;
v. 鼓起;使有球形突出物;给（门等）装球形把手;
💡 拉吧（谐音）： 球形把手{o像球形} 萝卜（谐音）：萝卜形状的 门把,太有新意了
"the volume control knob"
音量控制旋钮
近义：helve, hold, holder, lug, pommel, pull
vt.& vi. 使转动;旋转;使改变方向;使不适;
vt. 使变酸;使变换;使变为;
n. 翻转;（路线或方向的）改变;机会;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义：loop, slew, swerve, veer, wind, bend
反义：reerect, right, straighten, unfold, untwist
marked
[mɑ:kt]
adj. 显著的，著名的;有记号的;加印记的;受监视的;
v. 表示(mark的过去分词);作记号;给…打分;在…留下痕迹;
"The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign."
这些改革标志着一场长期运动的胜利结束。
近义：appointed, memorable, outstanding, pronounced, remarkable, bold
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless