Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. This you cannot do without temperance.
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vt.& vi. 完成;结束;吃光;使筋疲力尽;
n. 结尾;结束;最后阶段;抛光;
💡 fin结束,范围+ish单词后缀 →完成,结束
"He made a concentrated effort to finish the work on time."
他全力以赴以按时完成这项工作。
近义:artisanship, polish, refinement, style, finesse, gentility
反义:initiate, start, commence, open, enrich, inauguration
adj. 固体的;实心的;结实的,可靠的;可信赖的;
n. 固体;立体图形;立方体;
💡 solidus(firm)+id(形容词后缀)→固体的;牢固的;纯粹的
"The team's bullpen is solid this year."
今年该队的候补投手实力不错。
近义:trimensional, massive, robust, strong, sturdy, consistent
反义:flowing, fluid
n. 墙;屏障;隔阂;壁垒;
vt.& vi. 筑墙围住,用墙隔开;围以墙;
adj. 墙壁的;
💡 vall- 墙,壁垒;桩线
"new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting"
房内铺满地毯的新办公室
近义:hem, rail, rampart, surround, fence, parament
反义:level, overthrow, ravage, raze, shipwreck, strip
n. 节制(尤指饮食),节欲;戒酒;
💡 temper =moderate, 适度,引申为脾气
"The temperance league wanted to close all the saloons in town."
禁酒联合会要关闭镇上所有的酒吧.
近义:measure, moderation, abstemiousness, abstention, abstinence, austerity
反义:immoderation, intemperance, permissiveness, unrestrainedness, rampancy, immoderateness
vt.& vi. 开始;着手;创始;创办;
vi. (从…)开始;起始;起初是;开始讲话;
"There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again."
人们愈来愈担心会重开战火。
近义:induct, initiate, launch, originate, spark, start
反义:realize, stop, terminate, accomplish, clinch, close
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一个;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反义:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently