You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself.
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vt.& vi. 决定;决心;
vt. 使消释;使分解,使解体;(指委员会或集会)表决;消退(炎症等);
vi. 下决定;分解;
n. 决意,决定;(会议等的)决议;
💡 re再+solve解决,溶解 → 解决
"a sincere attempt to resolve the problem"
解决这一问题的认真尝试
近义:set, settle, bridge, rule, decide, determine
反义:junk, reject, scrap, waive, discount, squash
adj. 无用的,无效的;无价值的;差劲的;不怎么样的;
💡 use用+less无...的 →无用的
"The measures were decried as useless."
这些措施受到指责,说是不起作用。
近义:idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
反义:helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
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
pron. 你自己;(用以加强语气)亲自;你的正常或健康的情况;
💡 your你的+self自己 → 你自己
"De-stress yourself with a relaxing bath."
舒舒服服洗个澡放松一下。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, themselves, thyself
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉;
n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass