An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.
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adj. 好夸耀的，炫耀的;（態(tài)度）自負的;講排場的，鋪張的;外觀美麗的，浮華的;
?? ostent虛飾的 + at=ate使.. + ious...的 → adj.浮華的,講排場的,虛飾的;外觀美麗的
"He gave an ostentatious yawn."
他張揚地打了個哈欠。
近義：highfalutin, highfaluting, arrogant, lavish, overblown, pompous
反義：low, lowly, meek, mild, modest, unassuming
vt.& vi. （把…）聯(lián)系起來;講，敘述（故事等）;
vt. 講述，敘述;使…有聯(lián)系;建立或展示聯(lián)系;
vi. 有聯(lián)系;涉及;符合;發(fā)生共鳴;
?? re回+late拉 → 拉回來 → 敘述，使聯(lián)系
"It is difficult to relate his argument to the facts."
很難把他的論證同事實聯(lián)系起來.
近義：narrate, recite, recount, refer, report, tell
反義：uncouple, disconnect, disengage
n. 人;（語法）人稱;身體;容貌;
?? person-, parson- 表”人類”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看見前面提到的那個人行動可疑。
近義：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反義：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adv. 稍微，有點;相當，頗;寧愿;相反地;
int. 當然啦，怎么不;
?? 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相當肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的話,我寧愿今晚出去.
近義：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
n. （因無知、粗心等造成）的錯誤;大錯，失策，疏忽;
vi. 犯錯誤;踉踉蹌蹌地走;無意中說出，漏嘴說出;弄糟，弄錯，做錯，辦錯;
?? 不濫的（諧音）：犯 大錯還說不濫的 不蘭德(諧音):美國政府(在解放軍入朝作戰(zhàn)問題上)不相信蘭德公司的預測,結(jié)果犯下 大錯 網(wǎng)友：馬 勝 敏 補充：伯樂(bl)
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大錯
近義：piffle, boob, err, gaffe, goof, stumble
反義：prodigy, prowess, quest, venture, achievement, campaign
n. 荒謬, 悖理, 荒謬的言行
近義：hogwash, illusion, inaccuracy, misinterpretation, mistake, nonsense
反義：cogency, coherency, cohesion, congruity, consistence, consistency