In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.

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preserve [prɪ'zɝv] 词频2 词根: serv
vt. 保护;保持,保存;腌制食物;防腐处理; vi. 保鲜;保持原状;做蜜饯;禁猎; n. 蜜饯;防护用品;禁猎地;独占的事物(或范围);
💡 pre预先+serve保持→预先保留→保存
"Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity."
为了姓名保密,书中的人用的都是化名。
近义:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard, embalm 反义:quit, stop, leave, desist, cut, finish
respect [rɪ'spɛkt] 词频1 词根: spec
vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守; n. 尊重,恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard 反义:outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
sometimes ['sʌmtaɪmz] 词频1 词根: sometime
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
necessary ['nɛsəsɛri] 词频1 词根: necessar
adj. 必要的;强制的;必然的;不可避免的; n. 必需品;
💡 necess必要 + ary 表示有...性质的, → a.必要的;必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素D的帮助。
近义:indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged 反义:needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
order ['ɔ:də] 词频1 词根: 秩序
n. 命令;秩序;规则,制度;次序; vt. 命令;订购;整理; vi. 下订单;
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前两天到达以便适应新环境。
近义:ask, pray, tell, bid, dictate, request 反义:heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect
self [self] 词频1
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利; adj. 同一的;纯净的;单一的; vt. 使自花授精;使近亲繁殖; vi. 自花授精;
"His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence."
他的衣着风格显得十分自信。
近义:ego, individuality, selfhood, distinctiveness, selfishness, egoism

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