Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 真理;真相,事实;忠实,忠诚;现实,现实性;
💡 tru相信,真实+th抽象名词 →事实,真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
vt.& vi. 停留;停止;坚持;抑制;
vi. 继续处于某种状态;
n. 逗留;延期;倚靠;忍耐;
💡 停留停(t)下来说(say)话
"You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent."
你不付房租就不能永远住在这里。
近义:remain, abide, endure, hold, interrupt, postpone
反义:migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望,极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙(long) 长龙(拼音long)摆尾 网友:顾亮亮 补充:龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间?
近义:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义:little, minute, small, squat, slight
n. <美>传闻;[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷;
vt. 谣传;传说;
💡 后缀:or 表示物 网友: 补充:谐音---谣言会“辱没”(rumor)人。
"Rumor has it that he is having an affair with his secretary."
谣传他和他的秘书有暧昧关系.
近义:rumour, spread, hearsay, murmur, babbling, scuttlebutt
反义:measure, moderation, prudence, temperance, wariness, wisdom