The weather-cock on the church spire, though made of iron, would soon be broken by the storm-wind if it... did not understand the noble art of turning to every wind.
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vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通晓；认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
turning
['tɝnɪŋ]
n. 旋转;转向;转弯处;车工工艺;
v. 转动;扭转;（使）变成;“turn”的现在分词;
💡 turn转+ing名词后缀 → 转向；旋转
"Not turning up was just a cop-out."
不露面只不过是在逃避而已。
近义：turn, bend, corner, curve, revolution, rotation
n. 天气， 气象;暴风雨;
vt.& vi. 晒干， 风化;
vt. 平安渡过， 挨过;[地]使风化;
💡 我们(we)在(at)听她(her)预报 天气
"The travellers looked weather - beaten , there was little spit and polish."
旅客们满面风尘, 仪容不整.
近义：ride, bear, endure, season, acclimatize, adapt
n. 公鸡;成熟雄鸟;首领，领导;龙头;
vt. 使某物竖起;使某物倾斜;使朝上;扳上扳机;
vi. 翘起，竖起;大摇大摆;
💡 公鸡早晨打鸣的声音（模仿动物的声音） cook（厨师）杀一只cock（鸡）做菜
"There's been a bit of a cock-up over the travel arrangements."
旅行安排出了点儿岔子。
近义：hogwash, hooey, horseshit, humbug, nonsense, poppycock
n. [宗]教堂;[宗]教徒;[宗]教派;[宗]教会;
adj. 教会的;礼拜的;
vt. 领…到教堂接受宗教仪式;
💡 教堂两边(ch)(象形)有人(ur) 网友：月亮 补充：谐音:车驰. 开车奔驰到教堂去结婚.
"A peal of church bells rang out in the distance."
远处响起了一阵教堂的钟声。
近义：kirk, meetinghouse, shrine, temple, cathedral, fane
n. 螺旋;塔尖;尖塔;[动]螺旋部，（软体动物的）螺塔;
vt. 给…装尖塔;
vi. 塔状矗立;螺旋形上升;
"The spire of the tower dominates the foreground."
塔尖在前景中占了主要地位.
近义：loop, turn, helix, spiral, whorl, coil