So, throughout life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people whom we most despise.
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prep. (表示時間)自始至終;在…期間;遍及…地域;遍及…場所;
adv. 處處;始終;在所有方面;
?? through通過+out在外部 → 走到底最后到外面 → 遍及,到處
"His mother has been at his bedside throughout his illness."
在他生病期間,他母親一直守候在他床邊。
近義:off, outright, plumb, quite, roundly, thoroughly
adv. 通常,經常,平常,慣常地;一直,向來;動不動,一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地,慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為,蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義:invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 鄙視,看不起;
?? de向下+spis=spic看+e強調 → 輕視,看不起
"Don't cheat at examination, or your classmates will despise you."
考試不要作弊, 否則同班同學會輕視你的.
近義:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
反義:prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem
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
adj. 最差的;最嚴重的;最令人不滿的;最糟的;
n. 最壞的事情;最嚴重的事;
adv. 最壞;最糟;最嚴重;
vt. 勝過,擊敗;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
這也許是他們迄今為止最糟糕的表現。
近義:master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish
反義:mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better