Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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vt. 繼續;追求;進行;追捕;
vi. 追,追趕;繼續進行;
?? pur純潔+sue控告,求婚→純粹控告→追趕;追擊
"He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life."
他開始追求安逸舒適的生活.
近義:chevy, chivvy, chivy, chase, follow, dog
反義:implement, obtain, reach, realize, satisfy, accomplish
n. 愉快;娛樂;令人高興的事;
vt. 使高興;使滿意;
vi. 覺得高興,享受;尋歡作樂;
?? pleas=please令人高興的+ure名詞后綴,表行為、狀態 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孫子和孫女們在晚年的時候給了他最大的歡樂.
近義:please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反義:indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
adj. 氣喘吁吁的,喘不過氣來的;(緊張得)屏住氣息的;透不過氣的;死的,氣絕的;
"He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs."
他爬上樓梯頂時氣喘吁吁的。
近義:panting, puffed, puffy, wheezing, wheezy, winded
n. 匆忙,急忙;急速,緊迫;輕率;
v. 趕緊,匆忙;<古>使快,催促;
?? 長頸鹿(h)好像(as)特別(te) 匆忙 因有(has)特(te)急事,走路很 匆忙
"In her haste to complete the work on time, she made a number of mistakes."
她急急忙忙想按時完工,結果出了不少錯。
近義:hurry, pelt, rush, run, hustle, quicken
反義:heaviness, impassivity, lateness, listlessness, maladroitness, phlegm
vt.& vi. 倉促(做某事);催促;(朝某方向)迅速移動;迅速處理;
n. 匆忙,急忙;
"Hurry up and get dressed ."
快點穿上衣服。
近義:labor, overwork, pelt, race, rush, speed
反義:lag, linger, procrastinate, straggle, tarry, trail
adj. 過去的,以前的;結束的;前任的;
n. 過去,過往;往事;[語]過去時;
prep. 超過,超出;遠于;越過;
adv. 經過,超過;
?? past(過去的)已經pass(過去)
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步從他身邊走過,都沒有回頭瞧他一眼。
近義:preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反義:modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current