JEALOUS, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
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adj. 妒忌的;羡慕的;精心守护的;吃醋的;
💡 jeal=zeal热心+ous形容词后缀→对…热心而得不到→妒忌
"Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away."
彼得过分嫉妒的举止令他的妻子想离他而去.
近义：clutching, envious
反义：orthodox, academic, square, straight, traditional, complaisant
n. 保存，保留;保护;防腐;维护，保持;
💡 pre预先+serv保持+ation名词后缀 → 保存
"The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order."
警察负责维持法律与秩序.
近义：husbandry, keeping, maintenance, preserval, preserving, upkeep
unduly
['ʌn'dju:li]
adv. 不适当地;过分地;过度地;不相称地;
"He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect."
他的口气听上去对前景并不十分担忧。
近义：immoderately, incorrectly, inordinately, overly, overmuch, excessively
反义：incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly
a. 关心的, 有关的, 参与的, 担心的
近义：anxious, nervous, preoccupied, qualmish, troubled, uneasy
反义：insouciant, lighthearted, slapdash, unconcerned, unmindful, untroubled
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遗失，失去（ lose的过去式和过去分词）;（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失;浪费;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我没有站稳，仰面摔倒。
近义：mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift
反义：discovered, safe
adj. 值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产;
n. 财富，财产;价值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每题为20分。
近义：merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness
反义：insignificance, slightness, insignificancy