The pencil sharpener is about as far as I have ever got in operating a complicated piece of machinery with any success.
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n. 鉛筆，彩色鉛筆;筆狀物;畫風(fēng)，畫法;[物]光線錐;
vt. 用鉛筆寫;用畫筆畫;
?? peni-, peno-, peo- 【希臘傳入拉丁】表男性生殖器
"This pencil's blunt !"
這支鉛筆不尖了！
近義：outline, paint, represent, sketch, adumbrate, delineate
n. 卷筆刀;磨床;磨器;磨具;
?? sharp鋒利的+en使...+er表物 →削刀, 磨床
"Who else has a pencil sharpener?"
還有誰有卷筆刀?
近義：strop, whetstone, whetter
adj. 結(jié)構(gòu)復(fù)雜的;混亂的，麻煩的;
v. 使復(fù)雜化( complicate的過去式);
?? com全部+plic重疊+ate表動詞+d=ed…的 → complicate全部重疊在一起=復(fù)雜+d=ed…的 →復(fù)雜的
"The instructions look very complicated."
這說明書看起來很難懂。
近義：difficult, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, muddled
反義：simple, uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, facile
n. （總稱）機器;（政府等的）機關(guān)，組織;機器的運轉(zhuǎn)部份;機械裝置;
?? machin 機器+ ery 表示場所、地點、工作處 → n. 機器,機關(guān),結(jié)構(gòu)
"Machinery was often unprotected and accidents were frequent."
機器常裸露著，因此事故頻仍。
近義：machine, hardware
n. 成功，成就;好成績，好結(jié)果;成功的人（或物）;
?? suc在…下面+cess行走→在后面跟著前人走→成功；勝利
"He had finally achieved success."
他終于獲得了成功。
近義：hit, arrival, triumph, trump, victory, win
反義：infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
n. 塊，片，段;部分，部件;文章，音樂作品;
vt. 修補;連接，接上;
"a piece of laboratory apparatus"
一件實驗室儀器
近義：reassemble, mend, patch, hunk, length, lump