The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents.
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adj. 可能的;适合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或许;大概;多半;
💡 like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近义:inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反义:imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
vt.& vi. 同意,赞同;
vi. [语]一致,符合;商定,约定;意见相合;(气候、食物等)适宜;
vt. 同意,承认;使和谐一致;认为正确无误;
💡 grat, gree, grac =pleasing,表示”感激,高兴”#词根助记:a向着+gree=使……高兴=同意……
"When he said that, I had to agree."
他说了那话,我只好同意。
近义:match, harmonize, side, accord, acquiesce, chord
反义:vary, differ, disagree, discord, dissent, quarrel
n. 意外事件;事故;机遇,偶然;附属品;
💡 ac一再+cid降下+ent...的→偶然降临的事→偶然的事,意外
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
近义:hazard, luck, mischance, mishap, casualty, chance
反义:monotone, monotony, regularity, sameness, smoothness, standardization
n. (电子)计算机,电脑;
💡 com一起+put认为,思考+er表名词,物 → 帮助一起思考的机器 → 计算机
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义:software, computational, computing
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生;
vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满(…岁);
int. 嗨!;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反义:leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split