The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.
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vt. (使)厌恶;
vi. 反叛,背叛;厌恶,反感;
n. 造反,起义;
💡 re向后,相反+volt转→态度反转→反抗,造反
"The tribesmen will revolt if you ask them to pay taxes."
你若要求部落里的人们交税,他们会反叛的.
近义:mutiny, rebel, resist, riot, upheave, uprise
反义:obey, surrender, yield, bow, cede, conform
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
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adv. 立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
adj. 左边的,左侧的;左派的;
n. 左,左面;[军]左翼;左派,激进分子;
adv. 向左;在左边;
v. 离开( leave的过去式和过去分词);
"He left school at the age of 18."
他18岁读完中学。
近义:nigh, leftover, pending, remaining, remanent, residual
反义:lacking, short
n. 国王;(纸牌中的)老K,(国际象棋的)王;…之王;
vt. 立…为王;
adj. 巨型的;
💡 扑克牌中的K- 国王 科(k)学家正在(ing)为 国王研制长生不老药 家族(kin)老八(g)当了 国王 网友:王燕 补充:家族(kin)的哥哥(g)是国王(
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是国王赐给他的头衔。
近义:monarch, sovereign, lord
反义:helper, assistant, attache, auxiliary, servient, subaltern