n. 貧窮;缺乏,不足;貧瘠,不毛;低劣;
?? poor(貧窮的)+ty(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→貧窮;缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面對著一個孤獨而貧困的晚年.
近義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
反義:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
vi. 投降;屈服;自首;
vt. 使投降;放棄;交出;聽任;
n. 投降;放棄;屈服;(保險的)解約;
?? sur下面+render給予→給到下面→[把槍]放下→投降
"Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender."
巴黎被圍困了四個月后被迫投降。
近義:quit, quitclaim, recoil, relinquish, renounce, resign
反義:insist, keep, last, persevere, prosecute, pursue
n. 害怕;可能性;(對神等的)敬畏;憂慮;
vt. 畏懼;害怕;為…憂慮(或擔心、焦慮);敬畏(神等);
vi. 害怕;憂慮;感到害怕;懼怕;
?? f(像寶劍)+ear(耳):把寶劍放在耳邊威脅- 害怕 網友:zz 補充:f 扶-捂 ear 耳朵 把耳朵捂起來 因為點炮仗害怕
"Being seriously ill, and in fear of death, he made his will."
他病得很重, 害怕會死去, 便立了遺囑.
近義:apprehend, dread, intimidation, panic, awe, terror
反義:hearten, embolden, encourage, heart, intrepidity, manhood