My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
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n. 医生,大夫;博士;神学家;医疗设备;
vt.& vi. 医疗,行医;
vt. 修理,装配;假造;搀杂;修改,修饰;
💡 doct教+or表名词,人→教的人→有学问的人→ 博士,医生
"She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor."
她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。
近义:spay, load, adulterate, healer, m.d., medic
adj. 亲密的,亲近的;私人的,个人的;内部的;直接的;
n. 至交;密友;
v. 暗示,提示;宣布,通知;
💡 intim内心的+ate...的 → 内心的 → 亲近的;不说出口的 → 亲密的 暗示
"We're not on intimate terms with our neighbours."
我们和邻居来往不多。
近义:hint, imply, insinuate, mean, propose, purport
反义:break, isolated, outlying, remote, removed, retired
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vi. 停止;中断;逗留;(使)停止工作;
vt. 塞住;堵塞;阻挠;止付;
n. 停止;(管风琴的)音栓;停车站;(管风琴的)音管;
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一辆警车开过来与我们并排,示意我们停下来。
近义:impede, arrest, obstruct, paralyse, paralyze, stalemate
反义:implement, roll, start, action, activate, improve
conj. 除非,如果不;
prep. 除了,…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现,这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
近义:save, except
v. 表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 );讲;知道;讲述;
"In a weak moment, I told him the truth."
我一时心软, 告诉了他真相.