I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.
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n. 工厂,制造厂;<古>代理店;
💡 fact做+ory场所 → 做东西的场所 → 工厂
"Before you start to work, I'll show you around the factory."
开始工作前, 我要先领你参观工厂.
近义:industry, installation, mill, plant, works
adv. 什么地方;任何地方;无论何处;〈口〉(用于否定句〕根本(不);
💡 any任何+where哪里 → 无论何处
"I can't see it anywhere."
我哪儿也见不到它。
近义:anyplace, wherever, whithersoever, everywhere, wheresoever
反义:noplace
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的;
v. 使用( use的过去式和过去分词);常常,经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反义:unused, unworn
vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果;
n. 工作,操作;著作;工厂;行为,事业;
vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反义:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
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
hydrant
['haidrənt]
n. 给水栓,消防龙头;
"It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant."
在消火栓前停车是不合法的.
近义:faucet, fireplug