Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time.
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adj. 愚蠢的;魯莽的;荒謬的，可笑的;混;
?? fool笨蛋+ish表形容詞，“像…一樣，有的…” →愚蠢的
"She's just a vain, foolish woman."
她不過是個愚蠢自負的女人。
近義：idiot, idiotic, ignorant, inane, asinine, moronic
反義：ingenious, intelligent, inventive, argute, knowing, astute
adj. 應急有效的，權宜之計的;方便的，便利的，有利的;
n. 應急辦法，權宜之計;
?? ex出+ped腳+ient形容詞后綴→能用腳跨出去的→方便的
"The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little."
政府發現略微放寬審查是可取的.
近義：undeterred, unfettered, unhindered, clear, method, resource
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
making
['mek??]
n. 制造;產生的過程;成功改進的手段;原料，材料;
v. “make”的現在分詞;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
這位老太太忙著為孩子們做衣服.
近義：manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction
adj. 無意義的;空閑的;懶惰的;無根據的;
vi. 虛度;空轉;掛空擋;未熄火;
vt. 虛度;使空轉;
n. （尤指暫時地）關閉工廠，使（工人）閑著;
?? 愛抖（諧音）： 無事可做，就愛發抖 懶惰的偶像(idol音同） a young idle ,an old beggar 網友：yqy 補充：“挨dou(到，文言
"Mike doesn't study at all. Instead, he sits idle all day."
邁克根本不肯讀書, 相反地, 他終日游手好閑.
近義：laze, loaf, loiter, lounge, procrastinate, ramble
反義：hurry, labor, overwork, strain, strive, struggle
v. 信任;料想;篤信宗教;
vt. 相信;以為，認為;對…信以為真;信任;
?? 相信是（be）梨（li）前夜（eve）變的 網友：accountant accountant 補充： belife---believe ife---ieve
"I don't believe you!"
我不相信你的話！
近義：hold, opine, reckon, contend, adjudge, suppose
反義：question, disbelieve, misbelieve, challenge, confute, discredit