If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.
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vt.& vi. 用钱,花钱;
vt. 花费;消耗;花(时间);度过;
n. (为某目的或某段时间内的)花销,花费,开销;
💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费;耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反义:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
n. 百万富翁;大富翁;大财主;有钱人;
adj. 100万以上人口的;
💡 million百万+aire人 →百万富翁
"She's a millionaire several times over."
她是个亿万富婆。
近义:magnate, millionnaire, mogul, baron, tycoon
反义:indigent, pauper, tramp
n. 救济物;失业救济金;施舍物;
vt. 发放救济;少量分发;
💡 dol 表示”疼痛”;”悲哀”
"Many families are living on the dole since the strike."
罢工以来,许多家庭靠失业救济金度日.
n. 天资,才能;天才,人才;塔兰特,古代的一种计量单位,可用来记重量或作为货币单位;<旧,非正式>性感的人;
💡 他能的(谐音): 天才他能的 tal(tall高)+ent(人):高人- 天才
"a constellation of Hollywood talent"
一群好莱坞天才
近义:aptitude, aptness, ingenuity, intellect, intelligence, invention
反义:inadequacy, incompetence, ineptness, unsuitability
adj. 可能的;可接受的;合理的,可以允许的;不坏的;
n. 可能性,潜在性;可能的人物,可能有的事;最高分;
💡 音“跑四步”:被五步蛇咬了,跑四步还是 可能的 poss(pass通过)+ible(能): 可能的 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:穿着破(po)烂的两个美女(ss
"It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement."
想必他们可以达成协议.
近义:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
反义:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
n. 积聚,囤积;密窖;贮藏处;
vt. 积聚;秘藏;
vi. 积蓄,贮藏;
"He kept a little hoard of chocolates in his top drawer."
他在最上面的抽屉内藏了一些巧克力.
近义:heap, huddle, monopolize, muster, recollect, reposit
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"Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade?"
— Benjamin Franklin