MESMERISM, n. Hypnotism before it wore good clothes, kept a carriage and asked Incredulity to dinner.
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n. 运输,输送;(旧时载客的)四轮马车;〈英〉火车客车车厢;运费;
💡 carri=carry运输+age表物厢 →马车,客车
"I dismissed the carriage and walked the last mile."
我把马车打发走了,徒步走完最后一英里路.
近义:landau, chariot, clarence, portage, porterage, transport
n. 衣服,衣物;寝具;
v. 穿(衣)( clothe的第三人称单数);给…提供衣服;(用语言)表达;覆盖;
💡 构词:clothe+s
"I'm very choosy about my clothes."
我对自己的衣着很讲究。
近义:apparel, array, kit, attire, outfit, raiment
n. 怀疑;
"At the beginning he had no feeling except sheer incredulity."
开始时他没有感觉,只觉得全然没法子相信.
近义:astonishment, scepsis, scepticism, skepticism, stun, stupefaction
反义:naivety, deceivableness, deceivability, credulousness, guilelessness, gullibility
n. 正餐,主餐;宴会;晚餐;
💡 鹿(d)在里面(inner)吃 正餐
"Paul asked Tara out to dinner but she gave him the brush-off ."
保罗邀请塔拉外出吃饭,但遭到拒绝。
近义:meal, repast, supper, fare, grub