We're a sentimental people. We like a few kind words better than millions of dollars given in a humiliating way.
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n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 伤感的;多愁善感的;感情用事的;寓有情感的;
"She kept the letters for sentimental reasons."
她把那些信留作纪念。
近义：moving, romantic, bathetic, soulful, emotional
反义：imperviable, impervious, insensible, insensitive, obdurate, pitiless
n. 〈古〉方式，方法;本质，天性;同类;某类;
adj. 仁慈的，体贴的;友善的，好心的;温和;宽宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠，心地却十分善良。
近义：nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反义：heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish
adj. 较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 胜过;上进;
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我们希望明天天气转好。
近义：improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反义：intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
adj. 指定的，确定的;假设的，假定的;有…倾向的;赠送的;
prep. （表示原因）考虑到;（表示假设）倘若，假定;
n. 假设;
v. 给予，赠送( give的过去分词);
"The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control."
飞行员得到空中交通管制站发出的着陆许可。
近义：particular
反义：indefinite, indeterminate, unascertained, uncertain, unsettled, vague
humiliating
[hju:'milieitiŋ]
adj. 丢脸的;羞辱性的;
v. “humiliate”的现在分词;
"The Chancellor was forced into a humiliating climbdown on his economic policies."
财政大臣被迫狼狈地承认他的经济政策存在失误。
近义：insulting, offending, offensive, shameful, debasing, demeaning
反义：apologetic, laudable, laudative, laudatory, praising, acclamatory