I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won one.
— Voltaire  ·  No category

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twice [twaɪs] 词频1 词根: twi
adv. 两次;两倍;两遍;
💡 twi二，两+ce副词后缀，…次 →二次
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球弹了两次他才接到。
近义：doubly, double
once [wʌns] 词频1
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦; conj. 一旦…就…;一经; n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
lost [lɔst] 词频1
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的; v. 遗失，失去（ lose的过去式和过去分词）;（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失;浪费;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我没有站稳，仰面摔倒。
近义：mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift 反义：discovered, safe
lawsuit ['lɔ:su:t, 'lɔ:sju:t]
n. 诉讼;诉讼案件;
"He filed a lawsuit against his record company."
他对给他录制唱片的公司提起了诉讼。
近义：hearing, instance, judgement, judgment, litigation, plaint 反义：indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
ruined [['ru:ind]]
a. 毁灭的, 没落的, 荒废的
近义：jumbled, ramshackle, battered, shattered, spoiled, spoilt 反义：safe, unbroken, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired

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