Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
— Colin Powell  ·  No category

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avoid [ə'vɔɪd] 词频1 词根: a
vt. 避开，避免，预防;[法]使无效，撤销，废止;
💡 a=out处于+void空→empty out空出来→避开，避免
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。
近义：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep 反义：approach, initiate, launch, start, tackle, wage
close [kloz] 词频1 词根: cl-
adj. 紧密的;亲密的;亲近的; vt. 关;结束;使靠近; vi. 关;结束;关闭; adv. 紧密地; n. 结束;
💡 clud(shut)→关闭；结束；接近的；亲近的；准确的
"a close ally and friend of the prime minister"
首相的一个亲密盟友和伙伴
近义：lock, seal, shut, quadrate, tally, solemnize 反义：unclose, unlatch, unlock, unseal, unfold, induct
position [pə'ziʃən] 词频1 词根: 放置
n. 位置，方位;地位，职位;态度;状态; vt. 安置;把…放在适当位置;给…定位;驻扎军队;
"Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position."
她不愿回答问题,这不利于她所处的形势.
近义：lay, locate, marshal, place, posit, post 反义：layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness
goes [[gəuz]]
v. 前进；行走（go的第三人称单数形式）
having
n. 财产, 所有物
falls
n. 瀑布；陨石

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