The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.
— John Burroughs  ·  No category

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distant ['dɪstənt] 词频1 词根: stat
adj. 遥远的;冷漠的，冷淡的;远离的，远隔的;不太清晰的;
💡 di分开+stant站立→分开站→有距离的
"He's a distant cousin of mine."
他是我远房的一个表亲。
近义：far, past, remote, isolated, outlying, removed 反义：hither, immediate, near, nearby, neighboring, neighbouring
difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt] 词频1 词根: di
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored 反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
deceptive [dɪ'sɛptɪv] 词根: ceive
adj. 欺诈的，骗人的;靠不住的;迷惑的;虚伪的;
💡 de坏的+cept拿，握住+ive形容词后缀→拿坏的东西来→欺骗性的
"His appearance was deceptive."
他的外表带有欺骗性.
近义：insincere, liar, lying, misleading, pretended, sham 反义：aboveboard, open, openhearted, outspoken, sincere, straight
opportunity [ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-] 词根: port
n. 机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境，条件;
💡 op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名词 → 向港口靠近 →机会
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借机再次冷落我们.
近义：instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening 反义：hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
lure [lur] 词频3
n. 吸引力，魅力;诱惑物;诱饵; vt. 吸引，引诱;用引诱物召回（猎鹰）;
💡 六饵”（谐音）：用六种鱼铒来 诱惑 陆军(lu)的阿姨(re)很有 吸引力 网友：yqy补充： 她有吸引力（lure）的原因是她会治病（cure）
"Her winning ways were always enough to lure any man on."
她那迷人的举止足以使所有的男人为之神魂颠倒.
近义：invite, bait, seduce, tantalize, tempt, wheedle 反义：undeceive, disabuse
great [ɡret] 词频1
adj. 伟大的，杰出的;优异的，显著的;很多的;重大的; adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地，成功地，顺利地;得意地; n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物，大师;名家;
💡 联想：“贵的”就是伟大的 网友：12 补充：gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题，不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说，这是一部了不起的电影。
近义：super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big 反义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny

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