Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond their range.
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adj. 有节制的;稳健的,温和的;适度的,中等的;<美俚>慢吞吞的;
vt. 使和缓;主持;节制;
vi. 变缓和;作主持人;
💡 moder方式,模式,风度+ate形容词后缀→做事有风度→适度的
"students of moderate ability"
能力一般的学生
近义:mitigate, qualify, restrain, slake, temper, buffer
反义:intensify, worsen, deteriorate, exacerbate, indomitable, rampant
adv. 平常地;通常地;一般地;按说;
💡 ordinari普通+ly...地→普通地
"To the untrained eye, the children were behaving ordinarily."
在外行人眼里,这些孩子表现正常。
近义:normally, unexceptionally, usually, commonly, customarily, loutishly
反义:markedly, notably, notoriously, prominently, remarkably, singularly
vt. (通常因道义上的原因而)谴责;宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地;
💡 con共同+demn伤害→共同伤害→谴责
"Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing."
我同所有人一样强烈谴责这桩凶杀案。
近义:reprobate, reprove, censure, denounce, deplore, disapprove
反义:approbate, ok, okay, pass, sanction, confirm
prep. 超过;越过;那一边;在…较远的一边;
adv. 在远处;在更远处;
n. 远处;
"The road continues beyond the village up into the hills."
那条路经过村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
近义:farther, further, off, out, outside, past
n. 范围;射程;类别;(山脉,房屋等的)排列;
vi. 搜索;变化;延伸;漫游;
vt. 排列;(按一定位置或顺序)排序;把…分类;徘徊;
adj. 牧场的,放牧区的;
💡 range-orange:o+range:圆的 范围组成桔子
"A range of buildings have sprung up along the river."
沿河建起了一排楼房.
近义:point, align, arrange, order, organise, organize
caliber
['kæləbɚ]
n. 口径;能力;水准;枪弹的直径;
"They ought to win with players of such high caliber."
他们选手的能力这样高,应该获胜.
近义:bore, calibre, diameter, gage, gauge