A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.
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adj. 微妙的;熟练的;纤弱的;易损的;
💡 de一再+lic引诱+ate做→一再引诱人的→精美的，优美的
"The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different sides in the conflict."
联合国必须在冲突各方之间担任公正的协调工作。
近义：sensible, ticklish, perishable, shortcrust, weak, breakable
反义：resistive, strong, tough, stout, hard, impolite
n. 死亡;（某种）死法，死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
worried
['wɝrɪd]
adj. 困恼的，为难的;担心的;
v. 担心( worry的过去式和过去分词);
💡 worr=worry担心+ied形容词后缀 → 担心的
近义：anxious, jumpy, nervous, preoccupied, qualmish, queasy
反义：insouciant, lighthearted, slapdash, unconcerned, unmindful, untroubled
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
n. 主意，想法;[哲]理念，观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的），你有什么好idea(主意）
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义：intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
vi. 讥笑，冷笑;
n. 嘲笑，冷笑;讥笑的表情（言语）;
"Oh, is it? … said the sheriff with a sneer."
“噢, 是 吗 ?”司法官冷笑着说.
近义：jeer, jibe, kid, mock, banter, scoff
反义：applause, praise, salvo, bravo, cheer, clapping