To impress others we must be earnest; to amuse them, it is only necessary to be kindly and fanciful.
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vt. 印;给…以深刻印象;使铭记;
n. 印象;印记;
💡 im进+press挤压→压进去→盖印→印入头脑→盖印;感动
"The speaker tried hard to impress the audience but left them cold."
讲演者试图感动听众,但他没有打动听众的心.
近义:imprint, print, stamp, enchase, engrave, etch
adj. 必要的;强制的;必然的;不可避免的;
n. 必需品;
💡 necess必要 + ary 表示有...性质的, → a.必要的;必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素D的帮助。
近义:indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged
反义:needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
adj. (指人)富于幻想的;(指物)设计或装饰新颖奇特的;奇怪的,稀奇的;不现实;
💡 fanc=fancy想象+iful形容词后缀 → 想像的;稀奇的
"a fanciful gold border"
别出心裁的金色镶边
近义:inconsistent, inconstant, unpredictable, unreliable, wanton, wayward
反义:legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
aux. 必须;必然要;(做出逻辑推断);(表示坚持);
n. 必须做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必须;(提出建议)应该;得;(表示很可能或符合逻辑)一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
adj. 热心的;诚挚的,真挚的;重要的;
n. 热心;认真;定钱,保证金;诚挚;
💡 看相:耳朵(ear)有巢(nest)的人是 诚恳的 挣(earn)最多(est)因为是 认真的 网友:yqy 补充:多(est)付出,赚(earn)诚心
"an earnest young man"
非常认真的年轻人
近义:heady, hellbent, impassioned, impetuous, insistent, intense
vt. 使人发笑;逗乐;使消遣;娱乐;
💡 a(一个)+muse(缪斯):一个叫缪斯的女神 逗人发笑
"He could amuse us for hours with his stories of the theater."
他能接连几小时地为我们讲戏剧故事逗我们发笑.
近义:please, recreate, regale, delight, distract, divert
反义:overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker