Things could always be worse; for instance, you could be ugly and work in the Post Office.
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n. 例子，實例;情況;要求，建議;[法]訴訟手續(xù);
vt. 舉…為例;
?? in(upon)+stan(stand)+ce(名詞后綴)→建議；實例；訴訟程序；例證
"It is not a unique instance , but has its counterpart."
無獨有偶.
近義：exemplify, occurrence, example, occasion, opportunity, case
n. 郵件;郵政;柱，樁，桿;崗位;
vt. 張貼;宣布;設(shè)崗;郵寄;
vi. 快速行進;
adj. 有關(guān)賽跑（或賽馬，賽狗）起點標(biāo)志的;
adv. 〈外〉在后;用急件[驛馬];趕緊地，火速地;
?? pos, posit pos, posit=put, 表示”放”
"The bus stop is few yards below the post office."
公共汽車站在郵局向南幾碼的地方.
近義：mail, update, acquaint, placard, bill, wager
反義：layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness
n. 辦公室;辦公樓;問詢處;重要官職;
?? fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風(fēng)。
近義：organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity
adj. 更壞的;惡化的;更厲害的;嚴(yán)重的( bad,ill,badly的比較級);
adv. 更壞地，更糟地;（程度上）更…;
n. 更壞的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房間很糟糕，吃的更差。
近義：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
反義：higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper
adj. 難看的;丑陋的;有敵意的;不祥的;
n. 丑陋的人（東西）;
?? 阿哥你（諧音）：阿哥你很 丑，但你很溫柔 李逵很 丑，被太太稱為“阿哥李”（諧音）
"There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued."
昨晚暴亂持續(xù)之際，街上險象環(huán)生。
近義：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
反義：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
vt.& vi. 使工作;使運作;操作;使產(chǎn)生效果;
n. 工作，操作;著作;工廠;行為，事業(yè);
vt. 使工作;操作;經(jīng)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