Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself, Till by broad spreading it disperses to naught.
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n. 圆;圆状物;一圈;圈子;
vt. 圈出,包围;绕…运转;
vi. 环绕,盘旋;
💡 circ圆+le名词后缀 → 圆,圈,环状物
"Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances ."
克莱尔交游很广。
近义:surround, bypass, cincture, circuit, circumambulate, circumvallate
vt.& vi. 扩大,放大;扩展,扩充;拉长说,详述;
💡 en使…进入状态+large大→使扩大,广大
"I need not enlarge on this matter; you all know my views."
关于此事我不必详述, 你们都知道我的意见.
近义:hypo, increase, magnify, augment, widen, accrue
反义:shorten, diminish, reduce, dwarf
n. 光荣,荣誉;壮观,壮丽;(对上帝的)赞颂;非常美的事物;
vi. 得意,自豪;骄傲;
💡 鸡(g)以拥有10个(lo)树苗(ry)为 荣誉
"The cathedral is the crowning glory of the city."
大教堂是这座城市至高无上的骄傲。
近义:exult, exultation, heaven
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
💡 字母W像水的波浪,联想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微风拂动水面.
近义:irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己,它本身;自身,本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人类有足够的武器灭绝自己。
近义:herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves
till
[til]
conj. 直到…时(为止);在…之前;
vt. 耕种;耕作;
n. 钱柜,钱箱;放钱的抽屉;[地]冰碛土(物);
prep. 直到;
"There was music and dancing till two in the morning."
音乐和舞蹈一直持续到凌晨两点。
近义:plough, plow, toil, drawer, to, until