We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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v. 供認;坦白;承認;悔過;
?? con全部+fess說→全部說出→承認,坦白
"I confess it with shame -- shrunk icily into myself, like a snail."
我羞愧地懺悔了 —— 冷冰冰地退縮, 像個蝸牛.
近義:own, accept, acknowledge, avow, concede, honor
反義:impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
vt.& vi. 說服;勸說;使相信;使信服;
?? per貫穿,自始至終+suade勸→一直勸→勸說
"I failed in my attempt to persuade her."
我未能說服她。
近義:incite, induce, influence, proselytize, sway, convert
反義:unsell, deter, discourage
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
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
adv. 大大地;夸大地;詳細地;順風地;
adj. 大的;大規模的;大型號的;廣泛的;
v. 玩個痛快;(尤指跳舞和飲酒)作樂;
"The two large classrooms have been assigned to us."
這兩間大教室分配給了我們。
近義:major, sizeable, big, sizable, some, capital
反義:small