FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London -- 'Rubbish may be shot here.'
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vt.& vi. （为…）服务;任（职）;提供;端上;
vt. 招待;（为…）工作;对…有用;向…供应;
vi. 适合;服役;供职;[网球、羽毛球]发球;
n. 网球等发球;发球权;所发的球;
💡 serv(serve)+e(动词后缀)→服务；供应；伺候；备餐；开球；发球
"Serve with a green salad."
端上去的时候配一份生菜色拉。
近义：tend, assist, pour, supply, dish, kickoff
n. 意志;目的;作用;（进行中的）行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图（做）;决意（做）;
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的，意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
adj. 空闲的;空缺的;空虚的;茫然的;
💡 vac空+ant...的→空的
"The top post in the delegation was still vacant."
代表团中的最高职位仍空着.
近义：unoccupied, unrented, unused, void, spare, empty
反义：occupied, engaged
n. 旗;旗帜;信号旗;菖蒲;
vt. 标示;
vi. 疲乏，变弱，热情衰减;
💡 flag作为“旗，国旗”一意众所周知 *
"The judge dropped the flag when he reached the winning post."
当他跑到终点时,裁判把旗一挥表示他已跑完全程.
近义：signal, signalize, signpost, banner, ensign
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反义：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
n. 垃圾;无意义的东西;废话;劣质的东西;
vt. <英澳·非正>把…说得一钱不值，贬损…;轻视，蔑视;消灭，销毁;
💡 擦(rub)掉的鼻(bi)死(sh)是 垃圾 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：乳（ru）牛吃了两半梨子（bb）后，用火柴（i）烧死了蛇（s）然后把它当成垃圾扔进河里
"They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps."
他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活.
近义：litter, pigswill, riddlings, sievings, siftings, spoilage