Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.
— Julia Child  ·  No category

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invest [ɪn'vɛst] 词频2 词根: in
vt.& vi. 投资;花费; vt. 授予，使就职;给…穿衣，装饰;使充满;覆盖;
💡 in进+vest衣服→把衣服中的钱放进事业中→投资
"They intended to invest hugely in new technology."
他们打算在新技术方面投入大量资金。
近义：place, vest, confer, endue, entrust 反义：shear, spoliate, strip, bereave, deprive, despoil
enjoyment [ɪn'dʒɔɪmənt] 词频3
n. 享受;令人愉快的事物;享有;
💡 enjoy享受+ment表名词 →享受
"The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film."
片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱.
近义：pleasure, possession, relish, satisfaction, wow, contentment 反义：irritant, nuisance, pother, resentment, ruffle, setback
evanescent [,ɛvə'nɛsnt] 词根: vac
adj. 迅速消失遗忘的，短暂的;生命无常;
💡 e出+van空+escent开始…的→开始空出去→逐渐消失的
"The evanescent post - war economic boom was quickly followed by a deep recession."
大萧条紧随短暂的战后经济繁荣而来.
近义：ephemeral
ballet [bæ'le]
n. 芭蕾舞;芭蕾舞剧;芭蕾舞团;芭蕾舞音乐;
💡 ball抛，舞，球+et名词后缀→舞蹈→芭蕾舞
"Report has it that the ballet will visit England before long."
据说这个芭蕾舞团不久将访问英国.
近义：dancing
think [θɪŋk] 词频1
vt. 想;思索;以为;看待; vi. 思辩;考虑;构想;回忆; adj. 深思的;供思考的; n. 想;想法;
💡 深刻(谐音):深刻的思 想 我在想（think）该如何感谢（thank）他们
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去，他们就会认为你不合群。
近义：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
silly ['sɪli] 词频2
adj. 蠢的;糊涂的;不明事理的;没头脑的; n. （常用于向孩子指出其愚蠢行为）傻孩子，淘气鬼;傻子，蠢货;
💡 稀里（谐音):稀里 胡涂 傻的人认“死理”（谐音）
"That was a silly thing to do !"
那事做得蠢！
近义：idiot, imbecile, ass, ninny, nit, noodle 反义：ingenious, intelligent, inventive, argute, knowing, astute

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