People care more about being thought to have taste than about being good, clever, or amiable.
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 和蔼可亲的;温和的;
💡 ami=am爱+able…的→能〔被〕爱的→亲切的,和蔼的,友善的
"an amiable tone of voice"
亲切的声调
近义:hearty, approachable, kind, likable, lovable, loving
v. 关心;担心;照顾;喜爱;
n. 照顾;小心;忧虑;
💡 镰刀(c)是(are)要好好 照料的
"an ambulatory care service"
流动护理服务
近义:nursing, mind, worry, heedfulness, precaution, prevention
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
n. 体验;滋味;味觉;风味;
vt.& vi. 尝,品尝;
vt. 吃;喝;浅尝;
vi. 尝味;略进(饮食);(少量地)吃;有某种味道;
"In a consumer taste test, Coke went up against Pepsi."
在一次消费者品尝测验中, 可口可乐与百事可乐交锋了.
近义:relish, sample, savor, savour, try, sapidity
反义:insipidity, insipidness, unpalatableness, vapidity, blandness, jejuneness
adj. 聪明的,灵巧的;英俊的,风采优雅的;性情温良的;油腔滑调的;
"How clever of you to work it out!"
你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了!
近义:incisive, insightful, keen, sharp, trenchant, ingenious
反义:heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, awkward