The government is unresponsive to the needs of the little man. Under 5'7', it is impossible to get your congressman on the phone.
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n. 政府;政體;治理的形式;管轄,治理;
?? govern統(tǒng)治+ment表名詞 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府對新經(jīng)濟政策的放棄
近義:ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反義:mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的,不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不,無,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對,沒法讓她高興。
近義:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反義:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 電話;聽筒;(發(fā)聲或使用聲音的)工具;說某種語言的;
vt.& vi. 打電話(給某人);
?? phon聲音 + e → n.電話,電話機;耳機
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個小時。
近義:telephone, call, blower, pronunciation, telephonic, ring
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少許,一點;短時間地;
n. (表示否定)微少;沒有多少;短時間;
det. (數(shù)量上)微少的,少到幾乎沒有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
prep. 在…下面,在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩飾下;少于,小于;在…情況下;
adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中;
adj. 較低的,下面的;
"The admiral visited the ships under his command."
艦隊司令視察了他所統(tǒng)率的軍艦。
近義:underneath, below, beneath
反義:above, over, up, atop, onto, upon
n. <美>國會議員(尤指眾議員);
"The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics."
這位國會議員正在考慮給他的批評者一個答復.
近義:deputy, representative, burgess