For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.

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envelope ['env?l??p] 詞頻2 詞根: velop
n. 信封,封皮;殼層,外殼;包裹物;[生物學]膜,包袋;
?? en 表示\"進入…之中,包圍\" +velop =cover(蓋上) +e → .信封, 封套, 封袋, [天]包層, [數]包跡, [生]包膜
"Although I moistened it, the flap doesn't stick to the envelope."
我把信封弄濕了, 可是信封口蓋還是粘不上.
近義:wrap, wrappage, wrapper, wrapping, casing, envelop
themselves [e?m's?lvz] 詞頻1
pron. 他[她,它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復數;“herself”的復數;
?? them他們+selves自己的復數 → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過自衛訓練,能夠對付持刀襲擊。
近義:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
life [la?f] 詞頻1
n. 生活,生計;生命,性命;一生,壽命;人生,塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標。
近義:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest 反義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
search [s?t?] 詞頻1
v. 搜尋,搜索;調查;搜查;探求; n. 搜索;調查;探求;
"a long search for the murder weapon"
長時間搜尋殺人兇器
近義:rummage, scrutinize, comb, seek, reconnoiter, reconnoitre 反義:meeting, reencounter, rejoining, reunion, sitting, assemblage
proper ['pr?p?] 詞頻1 詞根: 擁有
adj. 適當的,相當的,正當的,應該的,正式的,正常的;固有的,特有的,獨特的;本來的,真正的,嚴格意義上的;〈古〉漂亮的,優美的; adv. 〈方〉適當地,好好地,非常,很,完完全全地,徹底地; n. [宗教][常用P-]特定節日等用的儀式,彌撒(祈禱、禮儀等)書的章節,特贊;
?? 前面的(pro)每個(per)都是 適當的
"You must have felt a proper charlie!"
你一定覺得自己是個十足的笨蛋!
近義:ideal, applicable, appropriate, apt, meet, pat 反義:improper, inadequate, inapt, incompatible, inconvenient, inopportune
Manila [[m?'nil?]]
n. 馬尼拉

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