The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.
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vt. 想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为;
vi. 想象;猜想,推测;
💡 imag=image图像+ine...的→有关图像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在网球赛中,我竟被一位70高龄的老人击败,请想像一下我当时的惊愕状态.
近义:ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
adv. 否则;另外;别的方式;
adj. 别的,另外的;不同的;
conj. 否则,不然;
💡 other另外的+wise方向,状态 →要不然
"If he had done otherwise, I should have thought him a rascal."
如果他不这样做, 我就认为他是个恶棍.
近义:other, unequal, unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse
反义:indeed, really, strictly, truly, actually
n. 悬而未决,含糊不定;焦虑,挂念;悬念;中止,暂停;
💡 sus在…下面+pense挂→一颗心挂着→担心,悬而不决
"a tale of mystery and suspense"
一个神秘莫测、充满悬念的故事
近义:incertitude, indecision, indetermination, qualm, quandary, uncertainty
反义:assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
n. 勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
💡 靠(c)我们的(our)年龄(age)鼓起 勇气
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
反义:intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness
n. 资源;物力,财力;办法;智谋;
"All pollution is simply an unused resource."
所有的污染只不过是一种未被利用的资源.
近义:reservoir, resort, source, reserve, method, expedient
color
['kʌlɚ]
n. <美>颜色,色彩;肤色,脸色,血色;颜料,染料;本质;
v. <美>给…涂颜色;改变…的颜色;粉饰,渲染,使带上色彩;脸红;
"She differs from her sister in the color of her eyes."
她与她姐姐眼睛的颜色不同.
近义:hue, paint, tint, colour, shade, dye
反义:bleach, decolourise, discolour, decolorize, etiolate, fade