Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever has!
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n. 怀疑,疑虑;未确定;
vt. 怀疑,疑惑;
vi. 不确定,不能肯定或怀疑;
💡 doubt二→二种状态→怀疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
迟疑不定的感受
近义:disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger
反义:prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
adj. 沉思的;体贴的;缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的;
💡 thought(思想)+ful(形容词后缀)→深思的;体贴的
"They sat in thoughtful silence."
他们坐着,沉思不语。
近义:judicious, precautious, prudent, prudential, steady, wary
反义:heedless, irreflexive, mindless, reckless, restless, riotous
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的,卑劣的;细微的,微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 细小部分,腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 组,团体;群,批;(雕塑等的)群像;(英美的)空军大队;
vt.& vi. 使成群,集合;
vt. 分类,归类;
💡 一群羊(group)正在成长(grou)
"the Child Poverty Action Group"
解除儿童贫困行动小组
近义:cluster, bind, concrete, conglutinate, agglomerate, agglutinate
反义:isolate, segregate, sever, split, detach, disjoin
adj. 忠诚的,坚定的;
v. 保证(做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等)( commit的过去式和过去分词 );把…托付给;把…记(或写)下来;承诺;
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
这些人因涉嫌犯有夜盗罪而被拘留.
近义:indebted, bound, obligated, pledged, compromised, engaged
反义:impartial, neutral, uninvolved