The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.
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conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關(guān)系而被捕。
近義：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 愉快;娛樂;令人高興的事;
vt. 使高興;使?jié)M意;
vi. 覺得高興，享受;尋歡作樂;
?? pleas=please令人高興的+ure名詞后綴，表行為、狀態(tài) →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孫子和孫女們在晚年的時候給了他最大的歡樂.
近義：please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反義：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
n. 清教徒\\na. 清教徒的
近義：prudish, puritanical, straitlaced, priggish, prude, bluenose
反義：tolerant, broad, broadminded, ample, freethinker, freethinking
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(jié)（果實）;與…有關(guān);
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
n. 痛苦;刻苦;令人厭煩的人[事物];身體某部分的疼痛[不適];
vt.& vi. （使）疼痛，（使）痛苦，傷害;
vt. 使…痛苦;使…煩惱;
vi. 感到疼痛;引起疼痛;
?? 我怕(pa)里面(in)會 痛苦 我(i)像熱鍋(pan)上的螞蟻很 痛苦 拍(pai)腦(n)殼很 痛
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
這種痛苦幾乎使他無法忍受。
近義：hurt, ache, burn, sadden, torment, trouble
反義：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
v. 給予，贈送( give的過去式 );（與名詞連用描述某一動作，意義與該名詞相應的動詞相同）;供給;交給;
"The boss gave him the push due to his careless work."
由于他工作不細心,老板解雇了他.
?? 更多「No category」名言
"GLUTTON, n. A person who escapes the evils of moderation by committing dyspepsia."
— Ambrose Bierce