OYSTER, n. A slimy, gobby shellfish which civilization gives men the hardihood to eat without removing its entrails! The shells are sometimes given to the poor.
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shellfish
['ʃɛl'fɪʃ]
n. 贝类动物;甲壳类动物;甲壳类（食物）;
💡 shellf甲壳的 + ish 形容词后缀 → 甲壳类动物
"The idea of eating raw shellfish nauseates me."
我一想到吃生贝就恶心.
近义：crustacean, seafood
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
adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
adj. 似黏液的;黏滑的;<贬>谄媚的;虚伪的;
"The walls were black, cold and slimy."
墙又黑又冷，上面满是黏湿的污迹。
近义：sycophant, toady, crawler, slippery, miry, muddy
adj. 指定的，确定的;假设的，假定的;有…倾向的;赠送的;
prep. （表示原因）考虑到;（表示假设）倘若，假定;
n. 假设;
v. 给予，赠送( give的过去分词);
"The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control."
飞行员得到空中交通管制站发出的着陆许可。
近义：particular
反义：indefinite, indeterminate, unascertained, uncertain, unsettled, vague
adj. 贫穷的，贫乏的;令人怜悯的，可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者，穷人;
💡 穿破（po）衣服的人（or），是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义：indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied