Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.
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adj. 微妙的;熟练的;纤弱的;易损的;
💡 de一再+lic引诱+ate做→一再引诱人的→精美的,优美的
"The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different sides in the conflict."
联合国必须在冲突各方之间担任公正的协调工作。
近义:sensible, ticklish, perishable, shortcrust, weak, breakable
反义:resistive, strong, tough, stout, hard, impolite
int. 请;
vt.& vi. 使高兴;使满意;讨人喜欢;讨好;
💡 please(please)→取悦;使高兴;喜欢;愿意;请
"Please be quiet. I have to study the book for a test tomorrow."
请不要说话了, 明天要考试,我得看书.
近义:humor, oblige, pleasure, recompense, recreate, repay
反义:undeceive, disenthrall, disappoint, discontent, dishearten, dissatisfy
n. 自尊;骄傲;自满;(狮)群;
vt. 以…而自豪, 得意于…;
vi. 自豪,骄傲,得意;
💡 婆(p)会骑(ride)马很 骄傲 p(prince王子)+ride(骑):王子骑着高头大马很 骄傲 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:旁人(pr)成功时我自豪地拿着
"She was still young and in the pride of her beauty."
她仍然年轻貌美.
近义:imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogance, arrogancy, lordliness
反义:humbleness, lowliness, meekness, humility
adv. 很少,罕见;难得;不大;
"He had seldom seen a child with so much talent."
有如此天赋的孩子他以往没见过几个。
近义:infrequently, rarely
反义:manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己,它本身;自身,本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人类有足够的武器灭绝自己。
近义:herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves
v. 表示…的意思;意思是;打算;产生…结果;
adj. 吝啬的;刻薄的;破旧的;残忍的;
n. 平均数;中间;几何平均;等比中数;
💡 他哭mean(意味着)想吃吃meat(肉)
"I don't mean to disparage your achievements."
我并不想贬低你的成就。
近义:hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, purport, signify
反义:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal