Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat.
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n. 职责,责任;义务;职责或工作;税收;
💡 deb, du =owe (欠债)
"It is my duty to report it to the police."
把这事报告给警方是我的责任。
近义:job, obligation, obstriction, onus, responsibility, commitment
反义:authorization, permission
vt. 崇拜,尊崇;爱慕;
vi. 做礼拜;热爱;爱慕;崇拜(尤指达到看不到缺点的地步);
n. (对治安官或市长的尊称)阁下;尊敬;崇拜;礼拜;
💡 wor+ship(表示抽象名词的后缀)→崇拜;崇敬
"They fell prostrate in worship."
他们拜倒在地。
近义:idolize, love, revere, venerate, adore, enshrine
反义:defile, desecrate
n. 罪行,犯罪;罪恶;
v. 指控犯罪;判定犯罪;处罚军事犯;
💡 crim 表”法律裁定”
"He is interested in the issues of crime and criminology."
他对犯罪及犯罪学方面的问题感兴趣.
近义:shame, pity, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, offence
adj. 漂亮的;机灵的,聪明的;
adv. 相当,颇;
n. 漂亮的人(或东西);
"Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up."
事故过去两天后她看上去伤势仍然很重。
近义:lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
反义:homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
adj. 确信的,确实的;有把握的;无疑的;一定的;
adv. 当然;确实地;无疑地;
"Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard."
务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。
近义:inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indefectible, indisputable, indubitable
反义:hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive
vt. 检查,调查;考试;诊察;审问;
vi. 检查;调查;
💡 exam(考试)+in(里面)+e(=exam):在考试里面要 检查考试
"Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house."
请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况.
近义:inspect, investigate, overhaul, oversee, scan, survey
反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass