You can only cure retail but you can prevent wholesale.
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vt. 治愈;矫正;解决;消除;
vi. 受治疗;被加工处理;
n. 治愈;药物;疗法;措施;
💡 cur 关心 + e → vt.治愈,治疗,医治; n.治愈,对策,疗程,补救;
"Prevention is better than cure, so start looking after your heart now."
防病比治病好, 所以从现在开始照顾好你的心脏.
近义:heal, remedy, treat, correct, appease, lighten
反义:sicken
n. 零售;
vt. 零售;零卖;转述;传播;
adj. 零售的;
adv. 以零售方式;
💡 re再+tail剪,割→再剪一次→零售
"Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy."
零售市场上有史以来的最高利润显示出经济的突飞猛进。
近义:huckster, resell, sell, expend
vt. 预防;阻碍;阻止;[宗教]引领;
vi. 阻挠,阻止;
💡 pre预先+vent来→抢先一步,防止别人→防止,阻止
"The fence is strategically sited to prevent anyone getting onto the beach."
这个围栏的地点选择得很有策略,可以阻止任何人到海滩上.
近义:hinder, impede, inhibit, obstruct, obviate, avert
反义:promote, encourage, favor, favour, forward, foster
n. 批发;趸售,大规模买卖;
adj. 批发的,整批卖的;大规模的;
adv. 大量地,大批地;广泛地,大规模地;
vt. 批发;
vi. 经营批发业;批发售出;
💡 whole 完整的 + sale 销售 → n.&v.批发,趸售\r\nadj.批发的,大规模的\r\nadv.大规模地,完全
"the wholesale slaughter of innocent people"
对无辜人民的大屠杀
近义:bulk
反义:huckster, retail