If you take a dog which is starving and feed him and make him prosperous, that dog will not bite you. This is the primary difference between a dog and a man.
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adj. 繁榮的,興旺的;富裕的;幸福的,運(yùn)氣好的;良好的;
?? pro很多…+sper希望+ous形容詞后綴→希望很多→興旺的
"Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous."
市郊無規(guī)劃地向外擴(kuò)展以為新近富起來的人提供住房.
近義:moneyed, opulent, raising, rich, successful, thriving
反義:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
adj. 首要的,主要的;最早的,原始的;[地質(zhì)學(xué)]原生的;基本的;
n. 第一位;最好者;要素;候選人提拔會;
?? prim第一,主要的+ary形容詞后綴 → 第一的,最開始的 → 最初的;根本的
"This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery."
這是促使經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的主要?jiǎng)恿?
近義:overriding, primal, primordial, rudimentary, basic, simple
反義:associate, attache, parallel, auxiliary, accessorial, accessory
n. 差別,差異;[數(shù)]差數(shù),差額;意見分歧;特色;
vt. 辨別,區(qū)分;
?? dif分開,否定,不+fer帶來+ence名詞后綴→帶來不同→不同之處
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的規(guī)定對大多數(shù)人將無大影響。
近義:inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反義:kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
vt. 拿,取;采取;接受(禮物等);耗費(fèi)(時(shí)間等);
vi. 拿;獲得;
n. 鏡頭;看法;收入額;場景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
學(xué)生通常要選三門A2證書考試科目。
近義:apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch
反義:transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn
vt. 喂養(yǎng);滿足(欲望等);向…提供;供…作食物;
vi. 吃,以…為食;流入,注入,進(jìn)入(如油流入機(jī)器);[電子學(xué)]饋入;
n. 飼料(尤指粗飼料),施肥;喂送;草料;(尤指向地方性電視臺)饋送電視節(jié)目;
?? 粗劣的食物(food)可以 喂牲口
"Birds feed on nuts and berries in the winter."
鳥類靠堅(jiān)果和漿果過冬。
近義:maintain, nourish, nurture, support, sustain, uphold
反義:underfeed
vt.& vi. 咬;叮;
n. 咬;咬傷;疼痛;受騙;
vi. 刺痛;咬餌;有咬(或叮)的習(xí)性;(人)上當(dāng);
vt. (辣椒,胡椒等)刺激;(齒輪,螺絲,鉗子,錨等)咬住;(利器等)刺進(jìn);(寒風(fēng)等)刺骨;
abbr. 機(jī)內(nèi)測試設(shè)備(Built-In Test Equipment);
?? 白人(bi)特意(te) 咬了我一口 網(wǎng)友:秦瀟 補(bǔ)充:鄙人(bi)特意(te)咬了一口
"The car wheels would not bite because of the ice."
路上結(jié)冰,汽車輪子打滑.
近義:masticate, nibble, nip, champ, chaw, chew
反義:swallow