Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.
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adj. 有磁性的,有吸引力的;磁性的;有吸引力的;有魅力的;
💡 magnet磁石+ic形容词,...的 →有磁性的
"The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on."
一通上电流,这块板就会有磁性。
近义:charismatic, glamorous
adj. 创造性的,有创造力的;有创意的,创新的,创造的;
n. (非正式)创意人士;
💡 cre增长,产生+ative形容词后缀,具有...性质的 → 有创造性的
"Creative, two - way learning between teacher and pupil can take place."
教师和学生之间创造性的 双向 学习是可以实现的.
近义:imaginative, improvising, innovative, inventive, originative, resourceful
反义:apish, imitating
vt.& vi. 移动,搬动;
vi. 搬家;行动;进展;(机器等)开动;
vt. 提议;使感动;摇动;变化;
n. 改变;迁移;
💡 mob, mov, mot 表”移动”
"Could we move on now to …?"
我们现在可以接着讨论…吗?
近义:relocate, remove, shuttle, transfer, translocate, withdraw
反义:freeze, remain, abide, caseharden
vt.& vi. 展开,打开;
vt. 摊开;展现,披露;
vi. 逐渐显露;开展,发展;
💡 un不+fold折叠→展现;披露
"to unfold a map"
展开地图
近义:unbend, unfurl, unroll, extend, progress, develop
反义:lap, plait, pleat, ruck, turn, crease
vt. 使…变大;扩张;详述;
vi. 扩展;发展;张开;展开;
💡 pand-, pans-, pass- 表”伸展,散播”#词根助记:ex向外+pand
"Plans to expand the company have had to be quietly shelved."
公司扩充的计划不得不悄悄搁置下来.
近义:propagate, spread, increase, magnify, augment, outstretch
反义:lessen, lower, muffle, attenuate, restrain, slacken
adj. 陌生的,生疏的;奇怪的,古怪的;疏远的;外国的;
adv. 奇怪地;陌生地;冷淡地;
💡 事真奇”(谐音)即 奇怪的
"a strange concatenation of events"
一连串奇怪的事
近义:odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish
反义:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average