Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine, shall fall by pestilence, so why bother shaving?
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n. 饥荒;饥饿;极度缺乏;
💡 fam饿+ine表名词 →饥荒
"Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine."
许多慈善机构捐款赈济饥民。
近义:hunger, starvation
v. 落下;跌倒;减少;沦陷;
n. 落下;瀑布;秋天;减少;
💡 所有的(all)的树叶落下(fall)来,秋天(fall)到了 网友:wangqidong 补充:(f)风把(all)所有的树叶吹下来,秋天(fall)到了
"Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate."
有几个因素已被援引来说明出生率降低的原因。
近义:plonk, slump, decline, decrease, descend, diminish
反义:arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise
n. 剑,刀;武力,战争;兵权,权力;
💡 s(蛇)+word(说话):蛇说话吐出的舌头像一把 剑
"Fame can be a two-edged sword ."
名声是把双刃剑。
近义:blade, brand, steel
n. 瘟疫, (尤指)腺鼠疫;
"They were crazed by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter."
他们因那年严冬的饥饿与瘟疫而折磨得发狂.
近义:miasma, rankness, reek, stench, stink, fetor
vt. 烦扰,打扰;使…不安,使…恼怒;使迷惑;烦恼;
vi. 操心;麻烦;烦恼;
n. 麻烦,操心;累赘;烦扰,吵闹;讨厌的人;
💡 有花儿(r)是兄弟(brother)没花是 打扰
"Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter."
你来了,省去我写长信的麻烦了.
近义:incommode, inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag
反义:appetence, appetency, inclination, attractiveness, pleasantness, pleasure
n. 剃胡子,修面;削;刨花;
v. 修面,剃(shave的现在分词);
"Mike cut himself shaving."
迈克刮胡子时把脸划破了。
近义:chip