I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
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n. 祈祷;祈祷（习惯）;祈祷文;经文;
💡 pray祈祷 + er表物 →祷文,祷辞
"We concluded the meeting at eight o'clock with a prayer."
我们在八点钟以祈祷结束了会议.
近义：invocation, petition, prayers, praying, rogation, summoning
反义：moaning, profanity, vituperation, curse
adj. 可笑的，荒谬的;荒唐的，愚蠢的;胡枝扯叶;
💡 rid笑+ic...的+ulous多…的→多笑的→可笑的
"She speaks in this ridiculous mockney accent."
她模仿伦敦东区人的口音拿腔拿调地说话。
近义：inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous
反义：artistic, lordly, neat, perky, poised, posh
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的;
v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade
adj. 短的，短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;简短地;横贯地;
n. 短裤;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少给…的零头，骗取;
vi. 短路;
💡 削头”（谐音）削了头人还能不 矮吗？ 网友：双木成林 补充：缩的（谐音），这样就成短的；矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat
反义：lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome
n. 主;领主;上帝;（英国用以称呼法官、主教或某些男性贵族成员，表示尊敬）大人;
vi. 逞威风;
💡 装载(load)一些肉(r)献给 地主
"We ask this through our Lord, Amen."
奉主之名而求，阿门。
近义：overlord, overrule, domineer, gent, gentleman, blimey
反义：noble, peeress, plebe, commoner