and yet get hardly any benefit or relief.
而沒有從中得到什么實(shí)益或?qū)捨俊?/div>
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 46 Hobbies
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴(yán)厲地,粗魯?shù)?
?? 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(gè)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
n. 利益,好處;救濟(jì)金,津貼;義演,義賣;恩惠,恩澤;
vt. 有益于,有助于;使受益;得益,受益;
?? bene善,好+fit做→做事后的好處→利益,好處
"I've had the benefit of a good education."
我得益于受過良好教育。
近義:improve, avail, profit, stead, advantage, aid
反義:hurt, impair, injure, penalize, prejudice, spoil
n. 寬慰,安心;免除,減輕;救援物資;代班人;
?? re再+lief提高,變輕 → 減輕,輕松
"It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing."
渡過洶涌澎湃的大海回到陸地后使人長舒一口氣。
近義:help, lessening, letup, lull, assuagement, mitigation
反義:heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration