A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
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n. 比,比率;[数学]比例(法);面积;相称,平衡;
vt. 使成比例;使相称;使均衡;
💡 pro前面+port部分,分开+ion名词后缀→成分其中一部分→[所占]比例
"Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface."
水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。
近义:proportionate, accommodate, adapt, fit, proportionality, balance
反义:hype, magnify, overstate, stretch, dramatize, bulge
n. 数字;数量;号码;编号;
v. 标号;总计;把…算作;
💡 numer, number 表示”数字”;”计算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
过去十年,农业从业人数已经下降。
近义:numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反义:remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct
vt. 买得起;担负得起;提供;给予;
💡 af一再+ford拿出→一再拿出→买得起
"Can we afford a new car?"
我们买得起一辆新车吗?
近义:minister, offer, award, present, procure, proffer
反义:limit, narrow, prohibit, qualify, reduce, restrain
adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的;
adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只,只有;
💡 al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
近义:isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反义:joint
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿,浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy