The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.
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vt. 狼吞虎咽地吃光;吞沒,毀滅;全神貫注地看;
?? de下去+vour=vor吃→吞吃下去 → 狼吞虎咽地吃,拼命吃
"Larger fish devour the smaller ones."
大魚吃小魚.
近義:quaff, raven, wolf, engorge, guzzle
反義:puke, regorge, regurgitate, barf, rolf, spew
n. 保護;護照;[經]保護貿易制,保護政策;(向歹徒繳納的)保護費;
?? protect保護,防止+ion表名詞 → 保護
"The young in our society need care and protection."
我們社會的年輕人需要關懷和照顧.
近義:haven, asylum, auspice, patronage, refuge, roof
反義:helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription
n. [機]動力,功率;力量;政權,權力;強國,大國;
vt. 運轉;用發動機發動;使…有力量;
vi. 靠動力行進;快速行進;
adj. 權力的;機械能的,電動的;用電力(或動力)發動的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在對這臺引擎進行改裝以增加它的功率.
近義:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反義:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
hiding
['haidi?]
n. 躲藏,隱匿;<口>毆打;
"After the trial, she had to go into hiding for several weeks."
審訊后她不得不躲藏了幾個星期。
近義:concealment, hideaway, hideout, cache, cover, dissimulation
反義:incriminative, inculpatory, probational, proving, revealing, accusatorial
pron. “myself”的復數;我們自己;(把)我們自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我們快活極了。
近義:us, we
adj. 又一個;再一個;另一的;其他一種;
pron. 另一個,別個;再一個;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
這家公司現在已與當地一家公司合并了。
近義:other
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"Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house."