Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
— Aesop
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v. 當心;提防;
?? be使…成為+ware注意→注意
"Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads."
已經提醒開車的人當心冰封的路面。
近義：mind, ware, careful, caution, alert
n. 物質，材料;實質，內容;[神]靈;（織品的）質地;
?? sub下面+st站立+ance表名詞→站在下面的東西→物質；本質
"to be arrested for possession of a controlled substance"
因藏有毒品而被捕
近義：matter, materiality, tangibility, corporeality, inwardness, quiddity
vt. 失去;錯過;遺失;耽擱;
vi. 損失;輸掉;走慢;降低價值;
?? 10(lo)個司儀(se) 遺失了
"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近義：mislay, misplace, miss, waste
反義：prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
grasping
[['grɑ:spi?]]
a. 抓的, 握的, 貪婪的
近義：securing, understanding, apprehension, captation, comprehension, hold
n. 陰影;影子;鬼，幽靈;隱蔽處;
vt. 投陰影于;使朦朧;跟蹤，尾隨;預示;
vi. 漸變;陰沉;
adj. 影子內閣的;陰影的;非正式的;
?? 老大(ad)在展示(show) 陰影
"Please stand to one side; you're casting your shadow over my work."
請你往邊上站一站, 你擋著我的光線了.
近義：sadden, darken, trail, obfuscate, obscure, shade
conj. 唯恐;以免;惟恐;生怕;
?? 測試(test)時要帶只筆(l)， 免得麻煩
"He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob."
他緊抓著他兄弟的胳膊，怕他讓暴民踩著。