NONSENSE, n. The objections that are urged against this excellent dictionary.
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n. 胡说,废话;荒谬的念头;愚蠢的行为;胡闹;
adj. 无意义的;荒谬的;
int. 荒唐;
💡 non无+sense感觉,意义→无意义
"Reports that he has resigned are nonsense."
有关他已经辞职的报道是无稽之谈。
近义:hogwash, applesauce, muddleheadedness, absurdity, pedantry, poppycock
反义:judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记:反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
近义:athwart, agin
adj. 卓越的;杰出的;优秀的;太好了;
💡 ex离开+cell监狱+ent...的→品德优秀的人离监狱很远 →杰出的
"For a car of this size the lock is excellent."
对于这种大小的车子来说,这刹车要算很好了.
近义:marvelous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, prime, select
反义:lousy, abysmal, punk, rotten, terrible, worse
n. 词典,字典;[自]代码字典;
💡 dict说话,断言+ion行为+ary表名词 →措词的书→字典
"We are working all round the clock to finish this dictionary!"
我们在为完成这本词典而昼夜不停地工作着!
近义:wordbook, lexicon, glossary