Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace.
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adv. 几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地，粗鲁地;
💡 hard艰难 + ly...地→ ad.几乎不，简直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
近义：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反义：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
adj. 有能力的，能胜任的;能干的，称职的;足够的，充足的;有决定权的;
💡 com共同+pet追寻，寻求+ent...的→竞争的[能力]→有资格的
"Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work."
要确保这家公司有能力完成这项工作。
近义：apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, accomplished
反义：incapable, incapacitated, unable, uncapable, unfit, unfitted
n. 工人;技工，工匠;
💡 work工作+man人 → n.工人，劳动者，工匠
"A bad workman finds much fault with his tools."
蹩脚的工匠总是埋怨自己的工具不好.
近义：journeyman, laborer, labourer, operative, operator, toiler
vt. 创办，成立，建立;
v. 发现（ find的过去式）;找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础，建立，创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
vt. 把…奉献（给），把…专用（于）;奉献;
💡 de加强+vot发誓+e→拼命发誓，以命起誓→将...奉献，致力于
"He wanted to devote himself to abstract research."
他希望献身于抽象的理论研究。
近义：apply, apportion, assign, dedicate, sanctify, venerate
adj. 相当大（或多）的;该注意的，应考虑的;
💡 consider思考+able...的→ 相当大的；重要的
"There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform."
年轻人被大力要求守规矩。
近义：important, appreciable, numerous, abundant, plentiful, profuse
反义：inadequate, insignificant, insufficient, lacking, meager, meagre