What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story, And the greatest good is little enough: for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.
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n. 错觉;幻想;错误观念;假象;
💡 il使…成为，进入+lus玩弄+ion名词后缀→被幻觉玩弄→幻觉
"The sun appears to go round the Earth, but it's an illusion."
太阳看起来好像绕着地球转, 但这只是个错觉.
近义：mirage, absurdity, reverie, daydream, deceit, deceitfulness
反义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
pron. 他[她，它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。
近义：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
n. 阴影;影子;鬼，幽灵;隐蔽处;
vt. 投阴影于;使朦胧;跟踪，尾随;预示;
vi. 渐变;阴沉;
adj. 影子内阁的;阴影的;非正式的;
💡 老大(ad)在展示(show) 阴影
"Please stand to one side; you're casting your shadow over my work."
请你往边上站一站, 你挡着我的光线了.
近义：sadden, darken, trail, obfuscate, obscure, shade
n. 故事，传说;历史，沿革;内情;传记;
vt. 用历史故事画装饰;讲…的故事;把…作为故事讲述;
vi. 说谎;
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：narrative, recital, recitation, recountal, tale, telling
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少许，一点;短时间地;
n. （表示否定）微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. （数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital