I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator and name it after the IRS.
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adj. 贪吃的;贪婪的;渴求的;如饥似渴的;
adv. 贪婪地;
n. 贪婪,贪吃;
💡 vor吃+acious多…的 →吃的多的→狼吞虎咽的,贪婪的
"Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector."
约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。
近义:rapacious, ravening, ravenous, fierce
v. 想要;希望;打算;需要…在场;
n. 需要的东西;缺少;贫穷;
💡 因为want 所以want 东西
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义:intend, like, mean, seek, will, wish
反义:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉;
n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的,卑劣的;细微的,微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 细小部分,腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 以掠夺为生的人;捕食其他动物的动物,食肉动物;
"The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species."
这种南美肉食动物的到来威胁到了当地物种的生存.
近义:depredator
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"'Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected."
— Charles Lamb