The most efficient labor-saving device is still money.
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n. 节约;节俭;储蓄金;挽救;
v. 拯救( save的现在分词);收集;保留;避免;
prep. 除…以外;
adj. 可取的,保存的;节省的,节约的;补偿的;救助的;
💡 sav节省+ing名词后缀 → 节省,节约
"electrical labour-saving devices around the home"
节省劳力的各种家用电器
近义:sparingness, thrift, economy, rescue, salvage, lean
反义:loss, misuse, spoilage, squandering, thriftlessness, wastage
n. 装置,设备;方法;策略;手段;
💡 de(dis-=apart)+vice(see)→发明物;图案;策略
"Players use a haptic device such as a joystick to control the game."
游戏者用游戏杆之类的触觉设备玩游戏。
近义:motto, apparatus, appliance, implement, jigger, artefact
adj. 有效率的;(直接)生效的;能干的;(因省钱、省时或省力等而)收效大的;
💡 一分手(谐音):一分手就有新欢了, 效率真高 e(出)+fic(做)+ient(的):快速做出来的- 有效率的
"the efficient use of energy"
能源的有效利用
近义:operative, active, productive, effective, effectual, efficacious
反义:incapable, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inept, inexpert
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地;
adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的;
n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
n. 钱;财富;薪水;款项;
💡 如果乱花 钱,家长会“骂你”(谐音)
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义:assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
n. 劳动;努力;工作;劳工;
v. 努力争取(for);苦干;详细分析;
adj. 劳工的,工会的;(常大写)(英国或英联邦国家)工党的;
vi. (指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转;
💡 累吧”(谐音): 劳动累吧
"Though the Indian labor pool is large, it is also primarily unskilled."
印度的劳动力储备量很大, 可是基本上是没有技术的.
近义:work, labour, hurry, overwork, strain, strive
反义:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam