Life resembles the banquet of Damocles; the sword is ever suspended.
— Voltaire  ·  No category

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banquet ['bæŋkwɪt] 词频3
n. 宴会，盛宴;筵席;宴请，款待; vt. 宴请，设宴招待;饮宴，参加宴会; vi. 参加宴会;
💡 banqu+et(表示缩小的名词后缀)→酒宴
"The banquet is being held in an atmosphere of friendship and cordiality."
宴会在热情友好的气氛中进行着.
近义：feast, spread, treat, blowout, beanfeast, beanfest
life [laɪf] 词频1
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest 反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
sword [sɔrd] 词频1 词根: sw-
n. 剑，刀;武力，战争;兵权，权力;
💡 s(蛇)+word(说话):蛇说话吐出的舌头像一把 剑
"Fame can be a two-edged sword ."
名声是把双刃剑。
近义：blade, brand, steel
suspended [[sə'spendid]]
a. 悬浮的；暂停的, 缓期的（宣判）
近义：retarded, detained, stopped, delayed, halted, pendent
resembles
v. 像…, 类似于( resemble的第三人称单数 ); 效仿
Damocles
n. 达摩克利斯

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