Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate.
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n. 活動;活躍，敏捷;活動力;教育活動;
?? act行動，做+ivity狀態→活動
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘，車水馬龍。
近義：motion, action, job, occupation, profession
反義：idleness, inaction, inertia, laziness, leisure, otioseness
vt. 吸引住;聘用;與…交戰;
vi. 與…建立密切關系;銜接;從事;緊密結合;
?? en做+gage=pledge承諾 →做出承諾 → 訂婚
"Can you engage that all his statements are trustworthy?"
你能擔保他的話都可靠 嗎 ?
近義：hire, occupy, recruit, retain, contract, employ
反義：sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier, cease
conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adv. 實際上;事實上;確實;竟;
?? actual(真實的)+ly(副詞后綴)→真實地；實際地
"What did she actually say?"
她到底是怎么說的？
近義：inclusively, just, authentically, properly, quite, real
adv. 高度地;極，非常;非常贊許地;
"It is highly regrettable that the minister cannot be here in person."
很遺憾,部長不能親自出席.
近義：loftily, most, vitally, jolly, damned, elevatedly
反義：incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利;
adj. 同一的;純凈的;單一的;
vt. 使自花授精;使近親繁殖;
vi. 自花授精;
"His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence."
他的衣著風格顯得十分自信。
近義：ego, individuality, selfhood, distinctiveness, selfishness, egoism