Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear.
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vt. 提高(土地、地产)的价值;利用(机会);改善,改良;
vi. 变得更好;改进,改善;
💡 im(in)+prov(test)+e(动词后缀)→改良;改善;进步
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义:perfect, avail, profit, upgrade, benefit, better
反义:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, increase
adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物,赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
adj. 朦胧的;似影子的,模糊的;虚无的;影影绰绰;
💡 shadow阴影 + y...的→朦胧的;模糊的;多阴影的有阴影的, 多荫的, 阴凉的
"Her face was dark in this shadowy place."
她的脸在这个幽暗的地方呈“浅”黑色。
近义:mirky, morose, murky, obscure, shady, somber
反义:lamplit, lighted, lit, spotlit, clear
adj. 将来的,未来的;[语法学]将来时的;
n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反义:prior
vt.& vi. 看,瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;样子;
int. (插话或唤起注意)喂,听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
adj. 过去的,以前的;结束的;前任的;
n. 过去,过往;往事;[语]过去时;
prep. 超过,超出;远于;越过;
adv. 经过,超过;
💡 past(过去的)已经pass(过去)
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步从他身边走过,都没有回头瞧他一眼。
近义:preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反义:modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current