Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war . . .
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n. 感觉,官能;意识,观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解,领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官;知觉;意义;判断力;感知
"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:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
n. 建筑物;楼房;房屋;建筑(艺术或行业);
v. build的现在分词;
💡 build建造+ing某种行为的产物→建筑物
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:pile, construction, edifice, uplifting, edifying
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of), 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
vt.& vi. 学习,学会;习得;得知;记住;
vt. 记住;学习;得知;认识到;
vi. 学习;获知;
💡 学习好才能挣钱(earn)
"Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour."
儿童必须学会社会上认可的行为举止。
近义:know, acquire, develop, find, realize
反义:forget
n. 教训,训诫;功课;课程,一堂课;[宗]日课;
vt. 教训,训斥;教课;向…授课;
💡 less(少)+on(上):少上一节 课
"the aims of the lesson"
本课教学目标
近义:lecture, reading, class, lessons, punishment, chastisement
adj. 高的;高尚的,崇高的;高音调的;高级的,高等的;
adv. (程度等)高地;高价地;奢侈地;
n. 高处,高位;[气象学]高气压;高压地带;高水平;
"acrobatics on the high wire"
走钢丝杂技
近义:maximum, towering, upland, elevated, altitudinous, inebriated