If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.

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extinguish [ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ] 词频4 词根: ex
vt. 熄灭(火);使(希望、爱情等)不复存在;偿清;
💡 ex外+tingu=sting刺+ish动词后缀→把刺拿出去→刺引申为火焰→灭火
"Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames."
消防队员奋力救火。
近义:quench, douse, kill, obliterate, terminate, zap 反义:light, fire, resuscitate, revive
house [haʊs] 词频1 词根: /hə/
n. 房屋;全家人;(从事某种生意的)公司;(英国)下议院; v. 给…提供住房;收藏;安置;
"a house among the trees"
树林中的一座房子
近义:host, keep, lodge, quarter, shelter, accommodate 反义:oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile
fire ['faiə] 词频1
n. 火,燃烧物;火灾;射击,发射;热情; vt.& vi. 开火,射击;燃烧;引爆炸药;充满热情; vt. <口>解雇;射(箭);激励;射出(子弹);
"They set fire to the city and massacred all the inhabitants."
他们放火烧了这座城市,而且屠杀了所有的居民.
近义:sack, suspend, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier 反义:recruit, retain, contract, employ, engage
inquiring [in'kwaiəriŋ]
adj. 咨询的,打听的,爱追根究底的; v. 打听,询问( inquire的现在分词 );
"A man has been inquiring for you at the office."
有个人在办公室一直等着要见你.
近义:inquisitive, interrogative, interrogatory, investigating, investigative, investigatory 反义:introverted, measured, moderate, abstemious, abstinent, owlish
whether ['wɛðɚ] 词频1
pron. 其中的哪一个; n. 可能的选择;
💡 不管天气(weather)是否(whether)合适,我都要去 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:刚卖回来的灯泡(w)被他(he)给踢(t)到她的(her)脚下,他们
"I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not."
我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
近义:if
must [mʌst] 词频1
aux. 必须;必然要;(做出逻辑推断);(表示坚持); n. 必须做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香; vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必须;(提出建议)应该;得;(表示很可能或符合逻辑)一定; adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite

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