Sometimes when reading Goethe I have a paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.
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adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 阅读;宣读;读物;读数;
v. 读( read的现在分词);看懂;理解;显示，标明;
💡 read阅读+ing名词后缀 → 阅读
"He spent three years reading for a degree in history."
他花了三年时间攻读历史学的学位.
近义：lesson, perusal, read, recital, readout, result
n. 怀疑;嫌疑;疑心;〈口〉一点儿;
vt. 怀疑;
💡 su=sus下面+spic环顾，检查+ion表名词→在下面看→怀疑
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
这些人因涉嫌犯有夜盗罪而被拘留.
近义：suspect, hunch, inkling, mistrust, presentiment, suspiciousness
反义：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验，尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
adj. 有趣的，好笑的，滑稽的;（口）稀奇的，古怪的，奇异的;有病的，不舒服的;狡猾的，欺骗（性）的，可疑的，不光明的;
n. 滑稽人物;笑话，有趣的故事;滑稽连环漫画栏;（英）（比赛用）单人双桨小艇;
💡 -y 后缀;表”状态,品质”
"My funny drawings amused the kids."
我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
近义：humoristic, humorous, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking
反义：humdrum, insufferable, irksome, arid, irritating, lethal