adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴厲地,粗魯地;
?? hard艱難 + ly...地→ ad.幾乎不,簡直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個資本主義大廈,這是不可能的。
近義:approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反義:just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
adj. 用過的;習慣于;二手的;舊的;
v. 使用( use的過去式和過去分詞);常常,經常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
現在情況不比從前了。
近義:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反義:unused, unworn
n. 腳;底部;英尺(=12 英寸或 30。48 厘米);腳步;
vt. 走,踏;
vt.& vi. 結算,總計,共計;
"In a pinch, you could get home on foot."
在萬不得已時, 你可以步行回家.
近義:subvene, defray, tootsy, tootsie, mount, rock
v. 偏愛;寧可;提升(prefer的ing形式)
近義:preferable, preferential, preferred