We are drawn to our television sets each April the way we are drawn to the scene of an accident.
— Vincent Canby  ·  Television

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television ['tɛlɪvɪʒn] 词根: tele
n. 电视，电视机;电视节目;电视业;
💡 tele远，电+vis看+ion表名词 →看电视要离远点 → 电视（机）
"the adverts on television"
电视广告
近义：t.v., tv, gogglebox
April ['eprəl] 词频1
四月
💡 Apri=aper抽枝发芽，开花+l表名词→开花季节 → 四月
"She was born in April."
她是四月出生的。
近义：apr, apr., spring 反义：autumn, fall
accident ['æksədənt] 词频1 词根: 切开
n. 意外事件;事故;机遇，偶然;附属品;
💡 ac一再+cid降下+ent...的→偶然降临的事→偶然的事，意外
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
近义：hazard, luck, mischance, mishap, casualty, chance 反义：monotone, monotony, regularity, sameness, smoothness, standardization
drawn [drɔ:n] 词频2
adj. 疲惫的;憔悴的;互无胜负的;拔出鞘的; v. 绘画( draw的过去分词);拖;拉;拔出;
"The government has drawn up guidelines on the treatment of the mentally ill."
政府制订了对待精神病人的指导方针。
近义：portrayed
scene [si:n] 词频1 词根: sc-
n. 场面，现场;（戏剧的）一场;景色，风景;事件;
💡 3个(s)嫦娥(ce)和哪咤(ne)在 舞台上
"Both drivers were breathalysed at the scene of the accident."
两方司机均在事故现场接受了呼气酒精检测。
近义：landscape, sight, spectacle, view, act, affectation
sets
n. 集合, 设置（set的复数）

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— Hodding Carter
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