Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.
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adj. 有雄心的;有野心的;费力的;耗资的;
💡 amb大+it行走+ious形容词后缀 → 大步向前走的 → 有雄心的
"a fiercely ambitious young manager"
雄心勃勃的年轻经理
近义：aspiring, materialistic, avaricious, possessive, pushful, thrusting
反义：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
adj. 不停的，持续不断的;无尽无休;
💡 in不+cess停+ant...的 → 无穷无尽的
"We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon."
从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪.
近义：lasting, persistent, steady, sustained, unbroken, unceasing
反义：terminable, exhaustible
n. 焦虑，忧虑;切望，渴望;令人焦虑的事;挂念;
💡 anxi苦恼，焦虑+ety状态 →焦虑，渴望
"Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety."
安定剂通常用于治疗焦躁。
近义：anxiousness, apprehension, longing, misery, misgiving, pang
反义：imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
n. 轮子;旋转;Wheels 汽车;有…轮子的汽车（或自行车等）;
vi. 转动，旋转;突然转变方向;
vt. 推;拉（车）;使变换方向;（使）迅速转身;
💡 模仿 车轮的声音 武汉(wh)推土机(eel)-（联想转动的） 轮子
"A rotary telephone has a wheel with holes for each number."
转盘式电话有个带眼的轮子.
近义：revolve, roll, rotate, slew, slue, spin
n. 笼子;牢房;升降车;[棒]练球场;
vt. 把…关入牢中;把…关进笼内;把（冰球等）打入球门;
💡 看见(c)老年人(age)被关在 笼了里 擦(ca)鸽(ge) 笼
"wire mesh over the door of the cage"
罩在笼子门上的铁丝网
近义：imprison, jail, mew, coop, birdcage, imprisonment
n. 链子，链条;连锁，连续;拘束;连锁店或旅馆系列的事物;
vt. 用铁链锁住;监禁，束缚;
💡 表链拆(chai)哪(n)儿了？
"a short length of chain"
一截短链条
近义：join, link, oppress, shackle, catenate, enchain
反义：manumit, unshackle, unshoe, deliver, emancipate
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