Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
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libel
['laɪbl]
n. 文字诽谤;诋毁;中伤;诽谤罪;
v. 对…进行诽谤;发表文字诽谤;
💡 lib(book)+el(small)→诽谤人的文字、盲词或图书；诽谤；讽刺
"The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds."
这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
近义：asperse, malign, badmouth, revile, scorn, slander
pron. 他[她，它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。
近义：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
vt.& vi. 看，瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;（尤指吸引人的）相貌;眼神;样子;
int. （插话或唤起注意）喂，听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
prep. 在…上面;当…时候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是国王赐给他的头衔。
近义：above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
n. 美元;一元纸[硬]币;金钱;财富;
💡 llar 劈了(pillar) 柱子舍了(cellar) 地窑 多了(dollar) 美元阔了(collar) 衣领
"The company made a whopping 75 million dollar loss."
公司遭受了7 500万元的巨额损失。
近义：buck
adj. 残酷的，残忍的;使人痛苦的，让人受难的;无情的，严酷的;
💡 可辱尔（谐音）： 残酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母亲对孩子残忍是不近人情的.
近义：heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反义：merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological