A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who has never learned to walk.
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n. 保守的人;(英国)保守党党员,保守党支持者;
adj. 保守的;(英国)保守党的;(式样等)不时新的;
💡 con加强+serv保持+ative...的→ 保守的
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守党正式党员
近义:praetorian, rightist, tory, traditionalist, moderate, restrained
反义:red, commie, liberal, licentious, loose, permissive
adv. 完美地;理想地;完全地;无瑕疵地;
💡 per全部+fect做+ ly ...地 → perfect全部做完=完美的+ly...地 → 完美地
"The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said."
证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定.
近义:ideally, optimally, pretty, quite, very, completely
反义:lamely, defectively, faultily
adj. 有学问的;博学的;学术上的;精通某门学问的;
v. 学习(learn的过去式和过去分词);得知;
💡 learn学习+ed形容词后缀 → 有学问的;学术上的
"He has not yet learned how to be gracious in defeat."
他还没有学会怎样豁达大度地面对失败。
近义:highbrow, informed, knowing, knowledgeable, lettered, literate
vt.& vi. 走;步行;散步;
n. 步行;步态;人行道;步行的路径;
vi. 行走;陪伴…走;徒步旅行;不翼而飞;
vt. 牵着(动物)走,遛,赶着…走;
"The sidewalk is very uneven — be careful where you walk."
这人行道凹凸不平——走路时请小心.
近义:march, move, pass, ride, roam, transit
反义:quit, rest, stand, cease, desist, end