Money is often lost for want of money.
往往由于缺乏金錢而喪失金錢。
英文諺語 3120 句(二)
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?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 錢;財富;薪水;款項;
?? 如果亂花 錢,家長會“罵你”(諧音)
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當地一位不愿透露姓名的企業家捐贈的。
近義:assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of), 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遺失,失去( lose的過去式和過去分詞);(使)失去(所需要的東西,尤指錢);(因事故、年老、死亡等)損失;浪費;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我沒有站穩,仰面摔倒。
近義:mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift
反義:discovered, safe
v. 想要;希望;打算;需要…在場;
n. 需要的東西;缺少;貧窮;
?? 因為want 所以want 東西
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些證據以后才提出控告。
近義:intend, like, mean, seek, will, wish
反義:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay