Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
— Anton Chekhov  ·  No category

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difference ['dɪfrəns] 词频1 词根: di
n. 差别，差异;[数]差数，差额;意见分歧;特色; vt. 辨别，区分;
💡 dif分开，否定，不+fer带来+ence名词后缀→带来不同→不同之处
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。
近义：inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity 反义：kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
merely ['mɪrli] 词频1
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
whereas ['wɛr'æz] 词频2
conj. 鉴于;然而;反之; n. “鉴于…”：正式文件的介绍性陈述，开场白;条件性陈述;
💡 where+as- 然而
"Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not."
有一些研究结果令人满意，然而其他的则不然。
近义：before, considering, howbeit, howsoever, as, notwithstanding
kill [kɪl] 词频1
vt.& vi. 杀死…; vt. 使停止[结束，失败];破坏，减弱，抵消;使痛苦，使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合，使笑死了; n. 杀死;猎;被捕杀的动物;猎物; adj. 致命的;
💡 作“杀”的手势，说“k”掉那只鸡。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。
近义：ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot 反义：enliven
doctors
n. 医生（doctor的复数）
lawyers
n. 律师（lawyer的复数）

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"We shall find peace. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds."
"One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake."
"A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer. He is a man who has signed a contract with his conscious and his sense of duty."
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