n. 開始;根源;原始思想;前兆;
v. 開始( begin的現在分詞);
?? beginn=begin開始+ing表名詞→開始,開端;起源
"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."
從頭到尾他的行為既卑鄙又可惡.
近義:inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
反義:outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination
vt.& vi. 與…作戰;爭斗;
n. 戰爭,戰役;比賽,較量;長期論戰或長期作戰;激烈的競爭;
?? batt打,走+le表名詞 → 戰斗
"the battle of Waterloo"
滑鐵盧戰役
近義:strive, struggle, tilt, vie, war, wrestle
反義:reconcile, impasse, armistice, respite, truce, ceasefire
adj. 一半的,半個的;
n. 半;一半;(啤酒等飲料的)半品脫;(比賽、音樂會等的)半場;
adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半財產投資于一個新企業.
近義:mid, midway, partially, semi
反義:absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively