Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.
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adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
adv. 离开，远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方；离去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
prep. 在…的下方;（表示等级）低于;（表示状态）在…掩饰之下;（表示环境）在…影响之下;
adv. 在下面;在底下;
💡 be构成一些介词+neath下面→在下面
"They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves."
他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。
近义：under, underneath, below
反义：hereinbefore, overhead, thereinbefore, up, upstairs, upwards
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
💡 sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
n. 台，看台;立场;停止;抵抗;
vi. 站立，起立;竖直放置;保持看法;停滞;
vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承担责任;
vt.& vi. 站立，（使）直立，站着;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义：suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure
反义：placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield
n. 底部;末端;臀部;尽头;
adj. 底部的;
vt. 装底;测量深浅;查明真相;
vi. 到达底部;建立基础;
"The bottom of the bucket has worn through after all this time."
经过这么长时间,这只桶的底部终于磨穿了.
近义：arse, booty, behind, butt, breech, can
反义：head, height, apex, hilltop, peak, pinnacle