If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

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society [sə'saɪəti] 词频1 词根: soci
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
save [sev] 词频1
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
free [fri] 词频1
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
help [hɛlp] 词频1 词根: /hʌn/
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
poor [pʊr] 词频1
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
rich [rɪtʃ] 词频1
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

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