I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
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vt. 更喜欢;提升，提拔;给予（债权人）优先权;提出（控告）;
vi. 更喜欢，宁愿;
💡 pre预先+fer带来，拿来→预先带好→更喜欢
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戏还可以, 可我仍愿读原著.
近义：select, choose
反义：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
n. 嘲笑;奚落;嘲弄;戏弄;
vt. 嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落;使…受嘲笑;取笑;
💡 rid笑+ic...的+ule表名词 →嘲笑
"A faintly comic figure, he fears ridicule above all else."
他是个不怎么滑稽的人物, 最害怕被人嘲笑.
近义：jeer, mock, roast, satirize, scoff, scorn
反义：elate, regard, thoughtfulness, concern, admiration, consideration
adj. 虚伪的;不正的，非法的;假造的，摹造的;临时的;
adv. 欺诈地;叛卖地;
💡 fals(deceive)+e→错的；欺骗的；假的；不实的
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？
近义：illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
反义：irrefutable, lawful, legal, legit, legitimate, original
vt. 招致，引起;遭受;
💡 in进入+cur跑，发生→跑进来→招惹
"Any expenses you may incur will be chargeable to the company."
你的所有开销均由本公司支付。
近义：merit, deserve
adj. 真正的;真实的;忠实的;正确的;
adv. 真正地;确实地;正确地;正当地;
n. 真理，真实;正，准，精确;
vt. 摆正;决定（某物）的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？
近义：legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反义：illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
pron. 我自己，亲自;
"I wouldn't demean myself by asking for charity."
我决不低三下四地乞求施舍。
近义：me, i