Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion exalted and refined; if the latter, gross and sensual.
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n. 友情，友谊;友善的关系;友善，好意;
💡 friend朋友+ship名词后缀 →友谊
"He made a profession of friendship to his classmate Mary."
他向他的同学玛丽表白了他的友情.
近义：togetherness, unity, bonhomie, fraternizing, camaraderie, comradeliness
反义：antipathy, hostility, loathing, malice, opposition, aversion
adj. 以前的，从前的;在前的;前任的;
n. 模型，样板;构成者，创造者;起形成作用的人;[无线]线圈架;
💡 form=fore先前 + er表人\/物→前者
"A couple of them are former bosses."
有几位是以前的上司或老板。
近义：onetime, back, preceding, previous, prior, old
反义：hindmost, last, latest, rearmost, utmost, aftermost
n. 激情，热情;热心，爱好;热恋;酷爱;
vt.&vi. [诗歌用语]表露强烈感情，显示巨大热情;
💡 pass感情+ion名词后缀 →热情，激情
"That child stamps her foot when she is in a passion."
那女孩一发脾气就跺脚.
近义：infatuation, inflaming, ardor, obsession, paroxysm, vehemence
反义：aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
adj. 高贵的;高尚的，崇高的;意气风发的;兴奋的，得意洋洋的;
v. 赞扬( exalt的过去式和过去分词)，歌颂;提升，提拔;使激动;
💡 ex出+alt高+ed...的 → 高贵的；被赞扬的
"The manager exalted many of his friends."
经理提拔了他的许多朋友.
近义：hotheaded, impassioned, lofty, magnificent, majestic, august
反义：apathetic, impassible, imperturbable, indifferent, insensible, ardorless
adj. 精炼的;精制的;经过改良的;举止优雅的;
v. 精炼( refine的过去式和过去分词);精制;使纯净;使文雅高尚;
💡 refin=refine提炼+ed形容词后缀 → 精炼的
"Much of the really nutritive material actually was refined out of food."
大部分真正有营养价值的物质实际上已从食物中提炼出来.
近义：pure, purified, sheer, smooth, spotless, stainless
反义：muscovado, native, natural, raw, uncut, unprocessed
adj. 总的;粗俗的;显而易见的;恶劣的;
n. 总额;
vt. 总共收入;
💡 gross=great大 → 总共的；重大的
"They eat flies? What a gross-out!"
他们吃苍蝇？真恶心！
近义：impolite, inartistic, artless, loutish, atrocious, rank
反义：highbrow, learned, literate, mannerly, polite, scholarly