Relative calm is expected in South Central Los Angeles for the next several weeks, as looters stay home and try to program their new VCRs.
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adj. 相关的;相对的;相互有关的;比较而言的;
n. 亲属,亲戚;相关物;亲缘植物(或动物);[语法学]关系词;
💡 relat=relate联系+ive名词后缀,表人 →亲戚
"Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated."
与其面积相比, 这个城市的人口是稀少的.
近义:kin, kindred, kinsman, relation, congener, pertaining
反义:outlander, outsider, auslander, tramontane, alien, foreigner
adj. 中央的,中心的;重要的,核心的;
n. 电话总局;电话转接员;
💡 centr中心+al形容词后缀 →中心的
"The central issue is that of widespread racism."
最重要的问题是种族主义的到处泛滥。
近义:switchboard, exchange, centric, centrical, downtown, inherent
反义:marginal, noncore, outlying, peripheric, side, sidelong
n. 程序;节目,节目单;计划,安排;
v. [计]给…编写程序;为…制定计划;设计安排活动;编排;
💡 pro在前+gram写,图→在前面写好→计划;提纲
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义:indoctrinate, methodize, normalize, organise, organize, plan
adj. 镇定的;平静的;(海洋,天气等)安静的,平静的;(人)从容不迫的;
vt.& vi. (使)平静,(使)镇定;(使)镇静;
n. 平静;镇定;安定;无风;
vt. 使安静;使冷静;使镇定;使(疼痛等)减轻;
vi. 安静下来,平静下来,镇静下来;
💡 钙(ca)使老母(lm) 平静
"He was calm and concentrated in judging how to defeat his opponent."
他冷静沉着,聚精会神地判断如何打败对手.
近义:relent, remit, still, diminish, abate, peace
反义:preoccupy, rattle, trouble, unnerve, upset, worry
n. 南方;南部;美国南方各州;(南半球的)发展中国家;
adj. 南的;(风)来自南方的;南风的;南方吹来的;
adv. 向南方,在南方;
"the animals and birds of South America"
南美的鸟兽
近义:meridian, meridional, southerly, southern, southbound, southward
反义:northerly, northern
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一个;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反义:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently