If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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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. 愚蠢的;鲁莽的;荒谬的,可笑的;混;
💡 fool笨蛋+ish表形容词,“像…一样,有的…” →愚蠢的
"She's just a vain, foolish woman."
她不过是个愚蠢自负的女人。
近义:idiot, idiotic, ignorant, inane, asinine, moronic
反义:ingenious, intelligent, inventive, argute, knowing, astute
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地;
adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的;
n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
n. 五十个人;五十岁;五十年代;编号为五十的东西;
num. 五十;五十个;
adj. 五十的;五十个的;许多的;
"Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses."
费用由政府和当地企业均摊。
n. 百万;
adj. 百万的;无数的;
💡 百万米(mi)再加一(l)粒(li)在上面(on) “密零”(谐音)(一百万就是1后面有密密麻麻的零)
"The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds."
这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。