Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback; set it up on one side, and it tumbles over on the other.
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n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再(re)生一个(a)儿子(son), 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
adj. 酒醉的;常醉的;酗酒的;
"The drunken man was kicked out of the bar."
那个醉汉被人从酒吧中赶出.
近义:high, inebriated, intoxicated, loaded, looped, lubricated
反义:sane, dry
n. 马背;隆起的条状地带(山脊);
adj. 性急的,草率的,未经充分考虑的;
adv. 在马背上;
"Police on horseback tried to ride the criminal down."
骑警奋力追赶那名罪犯.
近义:astride
n. 面,边;方面;侧面;旁边;
adj. 侧面的;旁边的;次要的,枝节的;副的;
vi. 支持,同意;偏袒;附和;站在…一边;
"Italy joined the war on the Allied side in 1915."
1915年,意大利加入协约国参战。
近义:agree, face, party, hillside, mountainside, slope
反义:above, upper
prep. (表示方向)越过;(部份或全部覆盖)在…上面;由于;(表示论及)关于;
adv. 结束;再;(倒)下;从一边至另一边;
adj. 过去的;外面的;在上的;上级的;
n. 额外;剩余;剩余(或多余)的量;剩余物;
int. [电信学]报文完,请回复!;
vt. 走过,跳过;[美国方言]从…恢复过来;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义:above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反义:under, below, beneath