PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors.

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superior [su'pɪrɪɚ] 词频1 词根: superus
adj. (级别、地位)较高的;(在质量等方面)较好的;(数量)较多的;上等的; n. 上级;较好的人[事物],优胜者;修道院院长;方丈;
💡 super在上面+ior表形容词,较...的 →在上面的,超越的
"vastly superior"
强得多
近义:head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher 反义:servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
patriot ['petrɪət] 词频3 词根: pater
n. 爱国者,爱国主义者;
💡 patri祖,祖国+ot名词字尾,表示人 →爱祖国者,爱国主义者
"The patriot's voice trembled from the fervo ( u ) r of his emotion."
这位爱国者由于感情 激昂 而声音发抖.
part [pɑ:t] 词频1 词根: 部分
n. 部分;零件;参加;地区; vt. 使分裂;拆移;使分开; vi. 分开;分离;分岔; adv. 不完全地,部分地; adj. 不完全的,部分的;
"The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished."
计划的第一部分已顺利完成。
近义:section, segment, split, divide, fragment, secede 反义:whole, entirety, off, outright, plumb, quite
seem [sim] 词频1
v. 好像,仿佛;似乎;装作;看来好像;
💡 看(see)上去模(m)糊:视乎- 似乎
"I seem to have accumulated a lot of books."
我好像已经收集了很多书。
近义:look, appear
whole [hol] 词频1
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的; n. 整体,整个;全部;
💡 who(谁)+le(乐): 整个的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就变成 整个的了吗?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral 反义:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
dupe [dju:p]
vt. 欺骗;愚弄; n. 易受骗的人,上当者;
"He becomes an innocent dupe in a political scandal."
他在一起政治丑闻中成了一名无辜的受骗者。
近义:hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, mislead, outmaneuver

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