Society is now one polished horde, --- Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.
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n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的,社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会,社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
adj. 趾高气扬;巨大的;强有力的;浩瀚的;
adv. 非常,很;
💡 might权利 + y ...的 →有势力的, 强大的, 有力的\r\n
"He struck him with a mighty blow across his shoulder."
他猛一下砸在他的肩膀上。
近义:potent, powerful, strong, vigorous, much, quite
polished
['pɔliʃt]
adj. 磨光的,擦亮的;完美的,精良的;优雅的;
v. 使光滑,擦亮(polish的过去式和过去分词);
"The boxer polished off his opponent in the first round."
那个拳击手在第一个回合就把他的对手击倒了.
近义:sleek, burnished, glace, waxed, frosted, ground
反义:abrasive, asperous, rough, tart, coarse
n. 一大群;游牧部落;
"Why should she feed this horde of hungry men?"
她干吗要养活这群饿痨鬼 呢 ?
近义:host, swarm, throng, legion, mob, multitude
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 无聊的,无趣的,烦人的;
v. 令人厌烦( bore的过去式和过去分词 );挖;掘;钻;
"The children quickly got bored with staying indoors."
孩子们在屋子里很快就待不住了。
近义:tired, weary, blase
反义:peaceable, peaceful, quiet, relaxed, restful, tranquil