Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal.
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prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记:反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
近义:athwart, agin
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. 赞扬,称赞;崇拜;赞词;
v. 赞扬,赞美;歌颂;崇拜;
💡 prais价值,评价+e→称其有很高价值,给以很高评价→称赞,赞美,赞扬,颂扬
"He referred to your work in terms of high praise."
他对你的工作大加赞扬.
近义:apotheosize, honor, hurrah, applaud, laud, magnify
反义:attack, recuse, reproach, batter, hammer, censure
n. 鼓励;支持(的事物);激励;促进(的事物);
💡 encourage鼓励+ment表名词 →鼓励
"Raised by adoptive parents , Hill received early encouragement in her musical proclivities."
希尔由养父母带大, 从小,她的音乐爱好就受到了鼓励.
近义:incitation, incitement, prompting, abetment, goading, heart
反义:deterrent
swimming
['swɪmɪŋ]
n. 游泳;眩晕;
v. 游泳( swim的现在分词);漂浮;浸,泡;旋转;
💡 swimm=swim游泳+ing行业,状态,行为 →游泳
"Swimming is good exercise."
游泳是有益的运动。
近义:lightheadedness, seasickness, vertigo, wooziness, dizziness, airsickness
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe