Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
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n. 名气,名声;好名声;信誉,声望;荣誉,名望;
💡 re再+put认为,思考+ation名词后缀 → 再让人想起的东西 → 名声
"Their reputation for fairness is a matter for pride."
他们公正的名声令他们引以为豪.
近义:name, prestige, renown, repute, standing, status
反义:shame, unpopularity, belittling, dishonourableness, dishonouring, disgrace
num. 九十;
n. 九十;九十年代;九十岁;
adj. 九十的;九十岁的;
💡 nine九+ty十 →九十
"He is ninety years old, but his mind is sharp."
他虽然90岁了, 但头脑还很灵活.
n. 百分比,百分数;百分之一;
adj. 百分之…的,每一百中有…的;百分之…支付利息的;
adv. 以百分之…地,每一百中有…地;
💡 per贯穿,自始自终+cent一百→百分比
"A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes."
1947年的一场大火,使90%的房屋化为灰烬.
近义:percentage, part, portion, fragment, cud, quid
vt.& vi. 给予;赠送;作出;
vt. 供给;产生;举办;(为购买某物或做某事而)支付;
vi. (物体)塌下;让步;
n. 伸展性,弹性;
💡 给吾(谐音): 给
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我们再给你几分钟时间让你连续打下去.
近义:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
反义:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure