Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work - I merely inflict myself upon the public.
— Robert Morley
· Work
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pron. 任何人;任何一個;誰;
?? any任何+one一個→任何一個
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長的工人的適應能力和學習速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。
近義：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
vt. 把…強加給，使承受，遭受;給予（打擊等）;處以刑罰，加刑;
?? in進入+flict打擊→進入打斗→導致痛苦
"I am sorry to have to inflict my company upon you."
對不起,我不得不打擾你一下.
近義：operate, pack, produce, strike, cause, deliver
adj. 公眾的，公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;（文學家等的）愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的，公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 愚人，傻瓜;受騙者;有癖好的人;受愚弄的人;
vt. 愚弄，欺騙;浪費，虛度;鬧笑話;游手好閑;
vi. 開玩笑;欺騙;戲弄;
adj. 愚蠢的;傻的;
"Don't be such a bloody fool."
別像個大傻瓜似的。
近義：hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, outmaneuver, bamboozle
vt.& vi. 使工作;使運作;操作;使產生效果;
n. 工作，操作;著作;工廠;行為，事業;
vt. 使工作;操作;經營;使緩慢前進;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近義：labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反義：idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam