He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but the fool contends, and struggling, like a swimmer, against the stream.
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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
vt. 容纳;使适应;向…提供住处;帮忙;
vi. [后面省去反身代词]适应于;（眼）作调节，调节眼球的晶状体（使其变得适应不同距离的物体）;调解，调停;
💡 ac加强+com共同+mod方式，模式，风度+ate动词后缀→ac加强+commodate整体模仿→与…符合
"The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests."
这家旅馆可供500位旅客住宿。
近义：arrange, order, organise, organize, proportion, proportionate
反义：jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
adj. 聪明的，有智慧的;博学的，博识的;明白的;像智者的;
vt. 使知道，使懂得;教导;指点;
vi. 了解，知道;
"a wise and virtuous man"
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近义：informed, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered
反义：silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened
pron. （反身代词）他自己;（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
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