The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television.
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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. 白天,日间;昼日;昼;
💡 day白天+time时间 → 日间
"Some animals are inactive during the daytime."
有些动物白天不活动。
近义:diurnal, day, daylight
反义:night, nightly, nocturnal, pm, p.m., evening
n. 电视,电视机;电视节目;电视业;
💡 tele远,电+vis看+ion表名词 →看电视要离远点 → 电视(机)
"the adverts on television"
电视广告
近义:t.v., tv, gogglebox
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族;
v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑(r=run)第一(ace,扑克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反义:pace
adj. 残酷的,残忍的;使人痛苦的,让人受难的;无情的,严酷的;
💡 可辱尔(谐音): 残酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母亲对孩子残忍是不近人情的.
近义:heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反义:merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological
n. 选择;选择权;精选品;入选者;
adj. 上等的,精选的;
💡 后缀:ice 构成抽象名词,表示行为,情况
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。
近义:option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue