You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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n. 面容;表面;脸;方面;
vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认;
vt. （感到不能）对付;（明知不好办而）交谈;必须对付（某情况）;面临…;
💡 face=fac表示脸、面 → 脸；表面；外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
闻到这令人作呕的气味,他皱眉蹙额.
近义：tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反义：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
adj. 向后的;反向的;怯生生的;落后的;
adv. 向后地;相反地;回溯地;
💡 back后边+ward向... →向后的
"Because of his long illness, Tom is backward in his studies."
因为汤姆长期生病, 所以在学习中成绩落后.
近义：lagging, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unprogressive, backwards, atavic
v. 落下;跌倒;减少;沦陷;
n. 落下;瀑布;秋天;减少;
💡 所有的(all)的树叶落下(fall)来,秋天(fall)到了 网友：wangqidong 补充：(f)风把(all)所有的树叶吹下来，秋天(fall)到了
"Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate."
有几个因素已被援引来说明出生率降低的原因。
近义：plonk, slump, decline, decrease, descend, diminish
反义：arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise
adj. 平的;单调的;不景气的;干脆的;
adv. （尤指贴着另一表面）平直地;断然地;水平地;直接地，完全地;
n. 平地;公寓;平面;
vt. 使变平;[音乐]使（音调）下降，尤指降半音;
vi. 逐渐变平;[音乐]以降调唱（或奏）;
💡 l(一根管子)+fat(胖):用一根管子对你 对气你就变胖了- 吹气
"They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat."
他们抱怨楼上发出的噪音太大。
近义：blowout, apartment, level, plain, bare, smooth
反义：irregular, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, asymmetrical, rough
vt.& vi. （使）倾斜，屈身;
vt. 倚;依赖;使斜靠;使变瘦;
adj. 瘦的;贫瘠的;简洁的;精干的;
n. 瘦肉;倾向;倾斜;倾斜度;
vi. 倾向于（某种观点、意见或态度等）（与to 或 toward连用）;
💡 强盗勒(le)令俺(an) 靠墙而立 网友：yqy 补充：l（墙壁，象形）＋ean（mean）：意思倚靠墙壁存在；“令”（谐音）：强盗勒(le)令俺(an)靠墙
"The seats have no back against which to lean."
这些座位都没有靠背可倚.
近义：recline, repose, rest, sway, tilt, careen
反义：heave, hoist, lift, make, peak, rear
prep. （表示方向）越过;（部份或全部覆盖）在…上面;由于;（表示论及）关于;
adv. 结束;再;（倒）下;从一边至另一边;
adj. 过去的;外面的;在上的;上级的;
n. 额外;剩余;剩余（或多余）的量;剩余物;
int. [电信学]报文完，请回复！;
vt. 走过，跳过;[美国方言]从…恢复过来;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义：above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反义：under, below, beneath