Skiing consists of wearing $3,000 worth of clothes and equipment and driving 200 miles in the snow in order to stand around at a bar and drink.

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equipment [ɪ'kwɪpmənt] 词频2 词根: 均等
n. 设备,装备;器材,配件;(工作必需的)知识,素养;
💡 equip配备,装备+ment表名词 →设备
"The new system will be compatible with existing equipment."
新的系统将与现有的设备相互兼容。
近义:instruments, mechanism, hardware, implements, luggage, materials
worth [wɝθ] 词频1
adj. 值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产; n. 财富,财产;价值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每题为20分。
近义:merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness 反义:insignificance, slightness, insignificancy
clothes [kloðz] 词频1 词根: cl-
n. 衣服,衣物;寝具; v. 穿(衣)( clothe的第三人称单数);给…提供衣服;(用语言)表达;覆盖;
💡 构词:clothe+s
"I'm very choosy about my clothes."
我对自己的衣着很讲究。
近义:apparel, array, kit, attire, outfit, raiment
snow [sno] 词频1
n. 雪,雪花;积雪;雪季; vt. 使纷纷落下;使变白;下雪;被雪覆盖,被雪阻挡; vi. 降雪;
💡 下雪是织女正在(now)一片一片的撕(s)白布
"Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads."
大雪导致道路上交通一片混乱。
近义:appal, appall, overburden, overwhelm, swamp, whelm
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
stand [stænd] 词频1 词根: 站立
n. 台,看台;立场;停止;抵抗; vi. 站立,起立;竖直放置;保持看法;停滞; vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承担责任; vt.& vi. 站立,(使)直立,站着;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义:suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure 反义:placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield

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