What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. <正> 不合意的;令人不快的;讨厌的;（人）不友善的;
💡 grat, gree, grac =pleasing,表示”感激,高兴”#词根助记：dis否定+a向着+gree=使……不高兴=不同意
"a disagreeable bad-tempered man"
一个脾气不好难以相处的男人
近义：annoying, antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough
反义：likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing
adj. 热情的，强烈的，紧张的;热烈的，热情的，认真的;[摄]（底片）明暗度强的;有强烈感情（或意见、想法）的;
💡 in加强+tense延伸 → 拉紧的 → 紧张的，强烈的
"There is now intense competition between schools to attract students."
现在学校之间为了招揽生源展开了激烈竞争。
近义：heavy, intensive, serious, severe, strong, fierce
反义：slight, trifling, unimportant, venial, inanimate, inert
vt. 希望;渴望;要求;请求;
n. 愿望;欲望;希望;请求;
vi. 有希望;期望;愿望;想望;
💡 de(德)+sir(先生)+e(鹅):德国先生 渴望得到鹅 网友：wangqidong 补充：de(得到)sire(阁下)的愿望
"a burning desire to win"
取胜的迫切愿望
近义：wish, intend, like, mean, want, will
反义：quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, waive, abandon
allowed
[ə'laʊd]
adj. [计]容许的;
v. 允许( allow的过去式和过去分词 );承认;酌增;接受;
"Only accredited journalists were allowed entry."
只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。
近义：approved, licensed, passed, permissible, permitted, unforbidden
反义：banned, restricted, barred, taboo, tabu, unallowed