I would make a very poor show of disputing the ownership of a cave with a bear,
要我和一只熊去爭洞穴,我會出洋相的;
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 45 Of men and galaxies

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ownership ['on???p] 詞頻4
n. 物主身份;所有權;所有制;所有;
?? owner 所有者+ ship表名詞→ 所有(權),所有制
"a growth in home ownership"
擁有房屋所有權人數的增多
近義:possession, property, tenure, holding, occupancy, proprietorship
cave [kev] 詞頻2 詞根: cav
n. 洞穴;〈方〉地窖; vt.& vi. (使)塌陷,倒塌;暗中破壞; vi. 屈服;
?? cav洞+e → 山洞,洞穴,窯洞
"a dark dank cave"
陰暗潮濕的洞穴
近義:dig, excavate, cavern, crypt, den, dugout
poor [p?r] 詞頻1
adj. 貧窮的,貧乏的;令人憐憫的,可憐的;匱乏的;低劣的; n. the poor 貧困者,窮人;
?? 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因為 貧窮的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的稅應該比窮人的多.
近義:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy 反義:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
show [?o] 詞頻1
vt.& vi. 給…看;表現出;顯露出;上演; vt. 說明;指示;表明;演示; n. 展覽;顯示;外觀;表演; vi. 被人看見,顯現,顯而易見;
?? 秀”(諧音): 做秀就是 展示自己
"After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast."
表演結束之后,我們獲準到后臺和演員見面。
近義:present, raise, showcase, unhide, display, exhibit 反義:mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
bear [b?r] 詞頻1 詞根: /b?/
n. 熊;(在證券市場等)賣空的人;蠻橫的人; vt. 忍受;承擔;支撐;生育; vi. 生(孩子);結(果實);與…有關; adj. 跌價的;股票行情下跌的;賣空者的;
?? 6耳(ear) 熊能 忍受沉重的 負擔
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
這種痛苦幾乎使他無法忍受。
近義:sustain, hold, endure, ride, stand, stomach 反義:parry, avert, avoid, prevent, shirk, sidestep

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