EXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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prefer [prɪ'fɝ] 词频1 词根: fer
vt. 更喜欢;提升，提拔;给予（债权人）优先权;提出（控告）; vi. 更喜欢，宁愿;
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"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戏还可以, 可我仍愿读原著.
近义：select, choose 反义：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
lose [lu:z] 词频1 词根: 分解
vt. 失去;错过;遗失;耽搁; vi. 损失;输掉;走慢;降低价值;
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"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近义：mislay, misplace, miss, waste 反义：prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
expostulation
n. 劝告, 谏言
近义：rebuke, remonstrance, reproach, reproof, castigation, admonishment
friends
n. 老友记（剧集）
近义：pals
methods
n. 方法, 方式；研究方法（method的复数）
fools
n. 傻瓜（fool的复数）

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"Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country."
"LIGHTHOUSE, n. A tall building on the seashore in which the government maintains a lamp and the friend of a politician."
"FRIENDLESS, adj. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense."
"MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight the Persians joined the victorious Opposition."
"MAGNET, n. Something acted upon by magnetism."
"HERMIT, n. A person whose vices and follies are not sociable."
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