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simply ['sɪmpli] 词频1
adv. 简单地，朴素地;（引出概括或解释）不过，仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地；朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设，它再也不走了。
近义：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but 反义：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
retire [rɪ'taɪɚ] 词频2 词根: tir
vi. 退休;撤退;后退，退却; vt. 退休，退隐;使撤退;收回; n. 退休;退隐;退兵信号;
💡 re回，向后+tir拉+e→拉回去→退休；撤退
"She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health."
她由于身体不好而被迫早早地从教学岗位上退休。
近义：recede, retreat, withdraw, pension, superannuate, leave 反义：rise, stand, uprise, join, league, associate

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