Statistics are like lampposts: they are good to lean on, but they don't shed much light.
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n. 统计,统计学,统计法,统计资料;统计数字;“statistic”的复数;
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"It's not easy to disentangle the truth from the official statistics."
从官方统计资料中理出真实情况并不容易。
近义:statistic
vt.& vi. (使)倾斜,屈身;
vt. 倚;依赖;使斜靠;使变瘦;
adj. 瘦的;贫瘠的;简洁的;精干的;
n. 瘦肉;倾向;倾斜;倾斜度;
vi. 倾向于(某种观点、意见或态度等)(与to 或 toward连用);
💡 强盗勒(le)令俺(an) 靠墙而立 网友:yqy 补充:l(墙壁,象形)+ean(mean):意思倚靠墙壁存在;“令”(谐音):强盗勒(le)令俺(an)靠墙
"The seats have no back against which to lean."
这些座位都没有靠背可倚.
近义:recline, repose, rest, sway, tilt, careen
反义:heave, hoist, lift, make, peak, rear
n. 棚,库;分水岭;
vt. 流出;流下;蜕皮;树叶脱落;
vi. 流出;蜕皮;脱落;散布;
💡 shed:她(she)的(d) 小屋 herd:her(她的)+d:她的 兽群
"She spent the afernoon tinkering about in the garden shed."
她在花园的小棚屋里修修补补了一个下午.
近义:pour, shower, slop, spill, teem, cast
n. 光;发光体;电灯;点火器;
adj. 轻的;明亮的;浅色的;少量的;
v. 点燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 轻地,轻装地;
💡 房间光线(light)明暗度正好(right)
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义:illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反义:quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity