The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.
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n. 储备;保护区;保留;替补队员;
vt. 储备;保留;预约;
vi. 预订;
adj. 保留的;预备的;
💡 re再+serve服务,保持→再留住→预定n. 内向,沉默寡言
"We'll reserve the ticket for you till tomorrow noon."
票为您保留到明天中午.
近义:keep, spare, prebook, preorder, book, backlog
反义:lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, squander, dilapidate
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
n. 理想主义;理想化;唯心主义;
💡 ide思想,观点+al名词后缀+ism...主义→理想主义,唯心主义
"They're channelling the natural resources of youthful idealism into political action."
他们正在把青年固有的那种充满理想的热情引导到政治活动中去.
近义:utopism
反义:positivism, truthfulness, verism
n. 牺牲;献祭,供奉;牺牲行为;[宗]基督的献身;
vt.& vi. 牺牲,把…奉献给…;廉价卖出;牺牲,献祭;[棒]作牺牲打;
vt. 献祭;奉献;牺牲;亏本出售;
💡 sacri神圣+fice做,制作→为神做的东西→牺牲,牺牲品
"The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality."
这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
近义:immolate, victimize, abnegate, immolation
反义:self, selfhood, egoism, egotism
adj. 正直的;正义的;公正的;
💡 right正确+eous有...的 →正确的
"They were full of righteous indignation at the thought of being cheated."
一想到受骗了他们就义愤填膺.
近义:honest, honorable, honourable, impartial, incorrupt, just
反义:arbitral, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, monocratic, optional
adj. 动态的;动力的,动力学的;充满活力的,精力充沛的;不断变化的,充满变数的;
n. 动态;动力,推动变化的力量;动力学;活力;
💡 dynam =power,表示“力量” + ic ...的 → 有活力的;动力的
"He knew I was energetic and dynamic and would get things done."
他知道我精力充沛、生气勃勃,会把事情办成的。
近义:lively, perky, pert, sparkling, spirited, sprightly
反义:idle, indifferent, inert, otiose, passive, patient