If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
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n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的,社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会,社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
vt. 节省;保存;储蓄;解救;
vi. 节省;挽救;救球;
prep.&conj. 除…之外;
n. 救援,救援;
💡 save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
当时得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局势。
近义:liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband
反义:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
adj. 自由的;免费的;免税的;空闲的;
adv. 免费地;自由地,无拘束地;一帆风顺地;
vt. 免除;释放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我让他在这件事情上放手干.
近义:liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反义:immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew
vt.& vi. 帮助;有助于, 有利于;
vt. 治疗;避免;招待(客人);给…盛(饭、菜);
n. 帮助;助手;补救办法;有用;
vi. (在餐桌旁)招待,侍应,作仆人(或店员、服务员等);
int. [呼救语]救命!;
💡 同义词:assist,aid
"He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us."
尽管勉强,他最后还是同意帮助我们。
近义:assist, assuage, attend, succor, succour, support
反义:leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
adj. 贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者,穷人;
💡 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿,浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy