Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
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adv. 离开,远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方;离去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 详述;(照片、绘画等的)细部;细目,琐碎;各种细节;
vt. 详述,仔细汇报;选派;清晰地说明;给于细部装饰;
💡 de加强+tail剪,割→不断剪下去→琐事
"It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing."
过分详细反而使人糊涂的说法是有道理的。
近义:itemize, specify, item, particular, technicality, circumstance
反义:abridge, abstract, shorten, synthesise, synthesize, telescope
vt. 简化;使单纯;使简易;
💡 simpli=simply简单的+fy...化→使简化
"Try to simplify your explanation for the children."
你给孩子们讲解要设法讲得简单明了.
近义:ease, expedite, facilitate
反义:hinder, obstruct, encumber, hamper, implicate, ravel
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