The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree below your means.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 活(着)的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;(按照规矩)管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活,生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义:livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反义:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adv. 容易地;很可能;迅速地;频繁地;
💡 easi=easy容易的 + ly ...地 → 容易地;无疑地
"The cream is easily absorbed into the skin."
这种乳霜皮肤易吸收。
近义:just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly, leisurely
反义:approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
n. 规模;比例(尺);鱼鳞;级别;
vt. 测量;攀登;刮去…的鳞片;
vi. 衡量;攀登;(鳞屑)脱落;生水垢;
💡 scale(climb)→登;爬越;音阶;比例尺;规模;尺;尺上的刻度
"The storm measured 10 on the Beaufort scale ."
这次风暴按蒲福风级测量为10级。
近义:mount, surmount, climb, descale, weigh, desquamate
adv. 在下面,到下面;
prep. (表示位置)在…下面;(表示状态)在…掩饰之下;(表示比较)不及;低于;
💡 be构成一些介词+low低的→在…下面
"He dived below the surface of the water."
他潜入了水中。
近义:infra, under, underneath, beneath
反义:above, over, up, atop, onto, upon
n. 钱;财富;薪水;款项;
💡 如果乱花 钱,家长会“骂你”(谐音)
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义:assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
n. 场地;最高点;音高;说教;
vt. 用沥青涂;扔,投;树起,搭起;定位于;
vi. 抛,扔;[棒球]当投手;搭帐篷;向前跌或冲;
💡 脾气(谐音):马路发脾气,需要 投掷 沥青 网友:yqy补充: pit小坑, ch吃: 把路上的小坑吃了, 用沥青填上就行了;路上的沥青pitch是一块一块的p
"an all-weather football pitch"
全天候足球场
近义:heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, shoot, sling
反义:stabilize, steady, stabilise