Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.
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vi. 持续;逗留;维持原状;
vt. 延期;使延伸;使持续;继续说;
💡 con全部+tinu握住+e→全部拿住→做事做到尾→继续
"The President was given a blank check by Congress to continue the war."
国会授予总统全权可继续这场战争。
近义：insist, keep, persevere, persist, proceed, prosecute
反义：quit, stop, leave, desist, cut, finish
n. 业余爱好者;外行，生手;
adj. 业余的，非职业的;外行的;
💡 amat爱+eur表示人 →业余爱好者
"He's no amateur in farming."
他对整形外科是个外行。
近义：neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, smatterer, tyro, uninitiate
反义：pro
n. 批评家;评论员;批评者;挑剔的人;
💡 crit批评+ic人 →批评家
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批评家对这部戏剧的评论不过是在发泄怒气。
近义：judge, reviewer, commentator, hypercritic, aristarch, momus
反义：slimy, sycophant, truckler, bootlicker, brownnose, brownnoser
n. 恶意;怨恨;恶事;
vt. 向…表示恶意;欺负;刁难;泄愤;
💡 唾沫(spit)吐在眼睛(e)里也 不管 网友：yqy补充： spit唾沫，e眼睛：唾沫吐在眼睛里－－有怨恨；往鹅（e）身上吐唾沫－－表达怨恨
"She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years."
她尽管年事渐高，仍然十分活跃。
近义：inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
反义：appetence, appetency, inclination, attractiveness, pleasantness, pleasure
vi. 发出哀叫声;哼哼唧唧地说;发呜呜声;
vt. 哀诉，诉怨;
n. 哀鸣;悲嗥声;牢骚，抱怨;
"She spoke with a whine."
她抱怨着说.
近义：lament, moan, pule, rue, snivel, sob
反义：tehee, heehaw, laughing, laughter, mirth