Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
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vt. 打扰,妨碍;使骚动;使不安,使烦恼;妨碍睡眠(休息等);
💡 dis分开+turb骚乱→搅开了→搅乱了→扰乱,打扰
"I'm sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment?"
对不起,打扰你一下,我能跟你谈一会儿吗?
近义:incommode, inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag
反义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记:反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
近义:athwart, agin
adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物,赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
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
vt.& vi. 相遇;相识;开会;接触(某物);
vt. 满足;支付;迎接;经历(常指不愉快的事);
n. 运动会,体育比赛;猎狐运动(尤其英式英语);
adj. 适当的;合适的;恰当的;
💡 meet碰到合适的
"Achcha! We'll meet at eight."
好吧!我们八点钟见。
近义:assemble, rejoin, reunite, foregather, forgather, gather
反义:part, secede, split
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再(re)生一个(a)儿子(son), 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake