n. 港口,安全地方;避難所,安息所;
vt. 把(船)開(kāi)進(jìn)港;為…提供避難場(chǎng)所;掩護(hù);
?? hav持有+en表示場(chǎng)所→有[全部]的場(chǎng)所 → 避難所
"They haven't formally announced their engagement yet."
他們還沒(méi)有正式宣布訂婚。
近義:asylum, protection, refuge, roof, sanctuary, shelter
n. 分,分鐘;瞬間,片刻;備忘錄;會(huì)議記錄;
vt. 把…記錄在案;為…測(cè)定時(shí)間;
?? minut小+e → 一分鐘; 微小的,細(xì)微的
"The vendors were gazundered at the last minute."
賣(mài)主在最后一刻被要求降低房?jī)r(jià)。
近義:insignificant, little, miniscule, minuscule, petty, pokey
relax
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詞根: lax
vt.& vi. (使)輕松;(使)松弛;放寬;(使)放松;
vt. 緩和,減輕;(使大便等)通暢;
vi. 變得輕松;變得隨和;變得和藹;通便;
?? re重新+lax松→重新松開(kāi)→放松,寬心
"When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper."
我下班回到家里,喜歡看看報(bào)紙,放松一下。
近義:repose, rest, tranquilize, tranquillize, unwind, unworry
反義:stress, hug, stiffen, strain, tauten, tense