The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.
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n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱;
vi. 费心;烦恼;
vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义:inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
adj. 严守时刻的, 准时的,正点的;
💡 punct点+ual…的→总能踩准点的→严守时刻的;准时的
"I have to go now because I must be punctual for class."
我现在不得不走了,因为我得准时去上课.
近义:prompt, timely, exact
反义:late, overdue, phlegmatic, poky, slow, sluggardly
pron. 没有人,无人;
n. 小人物,无足轻重的人;
💡 no无 +body 人→ pron.谁也不;无人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
没人能够反驳他的说法。
近义:none
vt. 感激;欣赏;领会;鉴别;
vi. (使)增值,涨价;
💡 ap一再+preci价值+ate动词后缀→一再给价→欣赏
"You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation."
看翻译作品不能真正欣赏到外国文学原著的美妙之处。
近义:prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem, relish
反义:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate