Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
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pron. 某人,有人;
n. 某个人;
💡 some某些+one一个 → 某人
"Someone must have blabbed to the police."
一定有人向警方告密了。
近义:anybody, anyone, one, somebody
adv. 某处,在某处;在[到]某处;不知道在[到]什么地方;某地;
💡 some某个+where哪里 → 在某处
"I'm sure I could buy this more cheaply somewhere else."
我相信我能在别的地方更便宜地买到这种物品。
近义:someplace
adj. 幸福的;快乐的;巧妙的;〈口〉有点醉意的;
💡 happ机会,运气+y...的→有运气的→幸运的;幸福的
"I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends."
我很高兴跟我朋友收到大量的生日礼物.
近义:lively, cheerful, fluky, flukey, jaunty, jocular
反义:luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad
n. 害怕;可能性;(对神等的)敬畏;忧虑;
vt. 畏惧;害怕;为…忧虑(或担心、焦虑);敬畏(神等);
vi. 害怕;忧虑;感到害怕;惧怕;
💡 f(像宝剑)+ear(耳):把宝剑放在耳边威胁- 害怕 网友:zz 补充:f 扶-捂 ear 耳朵 把耳朵捂起来 因为点炮仗害怕
"Being seriously ill, and in fear of death, he made his will."
他病得很重, 害怕会死去, 便立了遗嘱.
近义:apprehend, dread, intimidation, panic, awe, terror
反义:hearten, embolden, encourage, heart, intrepidity, manhood
haunting
['hɔ:ntiŋ]
adj. 萦绕心头的;不易忘怀的;无法甩脱的;给人以强烈感受的;
v. 常去;缠扰(某人);萦绕心头;
"The film's haunting musical theme stayed in my head for days."
那部电影挥之不去的主题旋律多日来萦绕于我的脑际.
近义:obsessive, prepossessing, bewitching, captivating, charming, enchanting
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"A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents."