Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he's supposed to be doing at that moment.

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anyone ['ɛnɪ'wʌn] 词频1
pron. 任何人;任何一个;谁;
💡 any任何+one一个→任何一个
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
较年长的工人的适应能力和学习速度有时并不亚于其他任何人。
近义:any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
amount [ə'maʊnt] 词频2 词根: a
n. 量,数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果,全部含义; vi. (在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合计,总共;发展成为;
💡 mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
近义:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
moment ['momənt] 词频1 词根: 移动
n. 瞬间,片刻;时刻;重要,紧要;[物]力矩;
💡 mom(move)+ent(名词后缀)→瞬间;片刻;重要
"The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up."
小丑一出现在舞台上, 观众们个个笑得前俯后仰.
近义:instant, tick, time, while, bit, flash 反义:immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife
work [wɝk] 词频1
vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果; n. 工作,操作;著作;工厂;行为,事业; vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate 反义:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
provided [prə'vaɪdɪd]
conj. 如果;假如;在…的条件下; v. 提供,供给( provide的过去式和过去分词);
💡 根据其“以...为条件”的意思来记忆。
"The fall of the old regime provided fertile ground for opportunism."
旧政权的垮台为机会主义提供了成熟的时机.
近义:predicted, supplied, foreseen, providing, whenever 反义:lacking, devoid
supposed [sə'pəuzd] 词频2
adj. (按规定、法律、协议等)(不)应当;假定的;(只用于否定句)不准;(对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解)那是什么意思; v. 料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词);意味着;[用于被动语态]认为应该;[用于祈使句]让;
"Am I supposed to finish the homework today?"
我今天是不是应该完成这项作业?
近义:hypothetical, imaginary, assumed, assumptive, notional, phony 反义:legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful

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