Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest ambition.
📚 名句词汇解析
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neither
['niðɚ]
adj. (两者)都不的;
pron. 两者都不;
adv. 两个都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非;皆不;两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协,问题就在这里。
近义:no, either
反义:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
vt. 吸收(液体、气体等);吸引(注意);吞并,合并;忍受,承担(费用);
💡 ab加强+sorb吸收→吸收
"His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything."
他的脑子跟海绵似的,什么都能吸收。
近义:sip, soak, sop, sponge, suck, sup
反义:ooze, perspire, secrete, transpire, transude, distil
adj. 全部的;整个的;全体的;囫囵;
💡 en进+tire紧→全部靠紧,挤进去→不遗留在外→完整的
"Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered."
争了半天, 没有一句话是切合实际的.
近义:integral, livelong, total, unabridged, uncut, undivided
vt.& vi. 使满意,满足;
vt. 使确信;符合,达到(要求、规定、标准等);消除;履行;
vi. 使满足或足够;使满意;
💡 satis足够,饱足+fy化→使…满足
"She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps."
她不吃正餐,以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望.
近义:humor, oblige, overfill, pall, please, quench
反义:irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
n. 抱负;渴望得到的东西;追求的目标;夙愿;
vt. 追求;有…野心;
💡 amb大+it行走+ion名词后缀→走大步→雄心,志向
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
近义:covet, dream, moneygrubbing, avarice, avidity, avidness
反义:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
adj. 将来的,未来的;[语法学]将来时的;
n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反义:prior