Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt.& vi. 讲,谈;演说;从某种观点来说;
💡 蛇(s)在山峰(peak)上 说
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:lecture, natter, talk, yack, chat, converse
adv. 明亮地;明净地;明确地;显然地;
"This case falls clearly within the ambit of the 2001 act."
这件案子显然属于2001年法案的范围。
近义:just, manifestly, obviously, openly, overtly, patently
反义:privately, privily, secretly, undercover, underground, clandestinely
vi. 切,切开;雕刻;创制,开创;
vt. 切片;雕塑;
💡 刻我(谐音):我刻- 雕刻 car(车)+v(形似刀尖)+e(鹅):一只鹅拿着刀尖在小汽车上刻字:“鹅到此一游”- 雕刻 网友:yqy补充: 雕(r)出山洞(c
"At the dinnertable, father's job is to carve the meat."
吃饭时, 爸爸的工作是切肉.
近义:shave, skive, slice, chop, cut, hew
n. 单词;话语;诺言;消息;
vt. 措辞,用词;用言语表达;
vi. 讲话;
💡 世界(world)不是一句(l) 话能讲清楚的 “我的”发音,吐 词不清
"a word of Greek derivation"
由希腊语派生的词
近义:phrase, redact, say, speak, verbalise, verbalize
v. 落下;跌倒;减少;沦陷;
n. 落下;瀑布;秋天;减少;
💡 所有的(all)的树叶落下(fall)来,秋天(fall)到了 网友:wangqidong 补充:(f)风把(all)所有的树叶吹下来,秋天(fall)到了
"Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate."
有几个因素已被援引来说明出生率降低的原因。
近义:plonk, slump, decline, decrease, descend, diminish
反义:arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise