Love is a dirty trick played on us to achieve the continuation of the species.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 物种;种类;类型;[逻辑] 个体;
💡 spec(see)+ies(名词后缀)→种类
"The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions."
这本书描绘了沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应.
近义:race, pedigree, breed, blood, kind
vt.& vi. 爱,热爱;爱戴;喜欢;赞美,称赞;
vt. 喜爱;喜好;喜欢;爱慕;
n. 爱情,爱意;疼爱;热爱;爱人,所爱之物;
💡 l是男性,o是女性,v是交叉- 爱
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
坠入爱河必已使你神魂颠倒。
近义:idolize, worship, cherish, adore, like, dig
反义:loathe, scorn, scunner, despise, detest, dislike
adj. 恶劣的;肮脏的;卑劣的;下流的;
vt. 弄脏,污染;使名声受玷污;
vi. 变脏,污染;
"It was a horrible dirty room."
那是个差劲的肮脏房间。
近义:mire, mud, muddy, silt, smear, smirch
反义:lather, lave, mop, rinse, rub, scour
n. 戏法,把戏;计谋,诀窍;骗局;恶作剧;
vt. 哄骗,欺骗;打扮;
adj. 弄虚作假的;有诀窍的;欺诈的;
💡 三只(tri)公鸡(ck)使用藏着 诡计
"to score a hat-trick"
上演帽子戏法
近义:hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, outmaneuver, bamboozle
反义:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
vt. 取得;获得;实现;成功;
vi. 达到预期的目的,实现预期的结果,如愿以偿;
💡 a(啊)+chi(吃)+eve(圣诞节前夜):圣诞节是一年的结尾,大家围坐在一起,大吃一顿,一起总结一年的成就,看看自己 获得了什么 a(to)+chieve(
"To achieve these ends, we must adopt the above mentioned measures."
要达到这些目的, 我们必须采取上述措施.
近义:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
反义:miss, waste
n. 继续,连续,持续;延续,续篇,(线路等的)延长,延长部分;连接短裤的帮腿;(报刊等的)续刊、增刊;
"They are anxious to ensure the continuation of the economic reform programme."
他们渴望经济改革计划一定持续下去。
近义:prosecution, pursuance, pursuit, continuance
反义:intercept, interception, interference, intermission, intermittence, jamming
📜 W. Somerset Maugham 的更多名言
"Unfortunately sometimes one can't do what one thinks is right without making someone else unhappy."