When you go into court, you're putting your fate in the hands of 12 people not smart enough to get out of jury duty.
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n. 命运,宿命;灾难,死亡;命中注定的事(尤指坏事);
v. 注定;
💡 fa, fabl, fam, fan =speak,表示”说”#词根助记:fate=上帝的话
"They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them."
他们并不知道即将降临到他们头上的厄运。
近义:predestine, preordain, foreordain, karma, lot, misfortune
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 职责,责任;义务;职责或工作;税收;
💡 deb, du =owe (欠债)
"It is my duty to report it to the police."
把这事报告给警方是我的责任。
近义:job, obligation, obstriction, onus, responsibility, commitment
反义:authorization, permission
n. 法院,法庭;院子,天井;宫廷;网球场;
vt. 招致;设法获得;向…献殷勤;追求;
vi. 求爱,求婚;寻求;
💡 法庭,宫庭,朝庭中需要奉承与讨好,以求得宠幸 网友: 补充:
"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:romance, woo, address, coo, enamor, enamour
反义:loathe, recant, repel, snub, disaffirm, disavow
adj. 聪明的;敏捷的;漂亮的;整齐的;
vi. 疼痛;感到刺痛;难过;
n. 创伤;刺痛;疼痛;痛苦;
vt. 引起…的疼痛(或痛苦、苦恼等);
adv. 聪明伶俐地,轻快地,漂亮地;
💡 音:时髦的
"He felt the smart of their insult for many days."
他受到他们的侮辱后好多天都感到难受.
近义:burn, twinge, pang, smarting, throb, itch
反义:heal, lighten, assuage, mitigate, palliate, quell
adv. 足够地,充足地;十分地;
adj. 充足的;足够的;
n. 充分,足够;满足;
int. 够了;
"How were they going to raise enough money for it?"
他们怎样来为此筹集足够的资金 呢 ?
近义:sufficient, sufficing, rather, sufficiently, considerably, amply
反义:inadequate, lacking, scanty, scarce, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying