There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true.
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adj. 可怕的;危害极大的;<非正>很糟的;劣质的;
adv. 口〉非常,很,极;
n. 可怕的人;
💡 terr怕+ible...的 → 可怕的
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大错
近义:heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific
反义:innocuous, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign, harmless
n. 出行,离去;出发;行为;工作情况;
adj. 活着的,现在的;进行中的,营业中的;现行的;流行中的;
v. 进行(go的现在分词);
"I would strongly advise against going out on your own."
我要极力奉劝你别单独外出。
近义:leaving, parting, withdrawment, departure, egress, exit
反义:appearance, appearing, imminence, approach, approaching, assistance
adv. 大约;旋转;到处,四处;在周围;
prep. 围绕;在附近;前后,左右;在…周围;
💡 前缀:a 表示加强意义
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大约是五点钟到的。
近义:about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adj. 最差的;最严重的;最令人不满的;最糟的;
n. 最坏的事情;最严重的事;
adv. 最坏;最糟;最严重;
vt. 胜过,击败;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。
近义:master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish
反义:mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better
adj. 一半的,半个的;
n. 半;一半;(啤酒等饮料的)半品脱;(比赛、音乐会等的)半场;
adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半财产投资于一个新企业.
近义:mid, midway, partially, semi
反义:absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively