Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.
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vt. 征服;攻克;打败(敌人);克服;
vi. 得胜,胜利;
💡 con全部+quer寻求,询问→全部寻求到→征服
"How can I conquer my disinclination to meet people?"
我怎样才能克服不愿与人交往 呢 ?
近义:master, overbear, overcome, overpower, pip, subdue
反义:indurate, inure, steel, temper, harden
adv. 几乎,差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多;几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
n. 欲望;胃口,食欲;嗜好,爱好;
💡 ap加强动作+pet追寻,寻求+ite表名词→一再追求→有胃口
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有头痛和食欲不振。
近义:hunger, stomach, taste, appetence, appetency, appetition
反义:apathy, indifference, weariness, apositia, hyporexia, anorexia
till
[til]
conj. 直到…时(为止);在…之前;
vt. 耕种;耕作;
n. 钱柜,钱箱;放钱的抽屉;[地]冰碛土(物);
prep. 直到;
"There was music and dancing till two in the morning."
音乐和舞蹈一直持续到凌晨两点。
近义:plough, plow, toil, drawer, to, until
adj. 已完成的;煮熟的;合乎礼仪的;合乎规矩的;
int. (表示接受建议);
v. 做( do的过去分词);干;
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
近义:made, terminated, accomplished, complete, completed, concluded
📜 Sir Richard Francis Burton 的更多名言
"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself."