The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces.
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adj. 女性的;雌性的;能结果实的;电气设备阴的;
n. 女人;雌性动物;雌性植物,雌株;
💡 fem=female女,妇女+ale → 女的,雌性的动物;女子
"The female sits on the eggs until they hatch."
雌鸟伏在蛋上直到其孵化。
近义:woman, judy, femme
n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱;
vi. 费心;烦恼;
vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义:inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再(re)生一个(a)儿子(son), 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
makeup
['mek,ʌp]
n. 化妆;补充;构造;体格;
"Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam."
这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考.
近义:cosmetic, cosmetics, greasepaint, nature, personality, temper