The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.
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n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
n. 铁路，铁道;铁路系统，铁路公司;
v. 迫使…仓促行事;强使…草率通过 ;强迫…做;轻率判处;
💡 rail铁轨+road路 → 铁路
"Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing."
铁轨上空的天桥排除了穿行中的危险.
近义：railway, track, rail
n. 容量;才能;性能;生产能力;
adj. 充其量的，最大限度的;
💡 cap拿，抓，握住+acity表名词，有...倾向→拿住的能力→容量；才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我们不能不顾自己的能力企图无限制地发展.
近义：aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反义：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 脑;智慧;聪明的人;（群体中）最聪明的人;
vt. 打破…的脑袋;打…的头部;
💡 b(不)+rain(雨): 大脑不(b)会进水(rain)
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
坠入爱河必已使你神魂颠倒。
近义：brains, cerebrum, encephalon, cerebral
n. 货运，货物;运费;船运货物;货运列车;
vt. 运输;装货于;
💡 frei(fare费)+ght: 运费 货物 网友：yqy 补充：付（f）＋尔（r）＋八（eight）：付你八张运费
"to send goods by air freight"
空运货物
近义：carrying, load, transport, carry, charter, convey
反义：landing, debarkation, disembarkation
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反义：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable