We have long passed the Victorian era, when asterisks were followed after a certain interval by a baby.
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n. 间隔;幕间休息;(数学)区间;
💡 inter(between)+val(wall)→间隔;距离;差异
"The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years."
大地震之间的间隔时间可能有200年。
近义:interlude, intermission, lapse, pause, recess, span
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望,极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙(long) 长龙(拼音long)摆尾 网友:顾亮亮 补充:龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间?
近义:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义:little, minute, small, squat, slight
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义:some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反义:neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
n. 婴儿;婴孩;幼崽;宝贝儿;
vt. 把…当作婴孩看待,娇养;纵容;
adj. 小孩似的;孩子的;小型的;
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"The baby had been abandoned by its mother."
这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
近义:mollycoddle, pamper, pet, coddle, cosset, dandle
反义:senior, oldie, oldy, oldster, gaffer, greybeard