The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
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n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
adv. 终于,最后;竟;总归;终究;
💡 eventual最后的+ly 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.终于;最后
"Eventually, his anger dissipated."
他的愤怒终于平息了。
近义:sometime, lastly, ultimately, finally
n. 文明,文化;开化,教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 civil市民;礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明,文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
近义:humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族;
v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑(r=run)第一(ace,扑克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反义:pace