A poet more than thirty years old is simply an overgrown child.
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adv. 简单地,朴素地;(引出概括或解释)不过,仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地;朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设,它再也不走了。
近义:just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义:elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
n. 三十;三十个;三十年代;三十的记号;
adj. 三十的,三十个的;
num. 三十;三十个;
💡 thir=three三+ty十 → 三十
"There are thirty people in the classroom, counting the teacher."
把老师算上,教室里有30个人.
n. 诗人;空想家;古典芭蕾舞大师;
"The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved."
这位诗人表达了他对自己热恋的女人的强烈情感.
近义:bard, scop
overgrown
[[ˌəuvə'grəun]]
a. 发育过度的, 生长过大的, 不合身的, 植被蔓生的\\novergrow的过去分词
近义:huge, oversized, enormous, gigantic
反义:little, miniature, miniscule, minuscule, minute, pokey
n. 小孩,孩子;幼稚的人;产物;弟子;
💡 复数:child(孩子)+ren(人) chi(吃)+ld(冷冻):吃冷冻棒冰- 小孩
"The child was found abandoned but unharmed."
该弃儿被人们发现时安然无恙。
近义:infant, innocent, kid, kiddie, kiddy, lad
反义:senior, oldie, oldy, oldster, gaffer, greybeard
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