The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 量,數(shù)量;總額;本利之和;全部效果,全部含義;
vi. (在意義、價(jià)值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合計(jì),總共;發(fā)展成為;
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"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保險(xiǎn)公司將退還你應(yīng)得的所有款項(xiàng)。
近義:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
adv. 立即,馬上;直接地;緊接地;
conj. 一…就,即刻;
?? immediate立即的 + ly...地 → 立即, 馬上, 直接地
"You are under no compulsion to pay immediately."
沒有人強(qiáng)迫你立刻付款。
近義:hereupon, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, outright, p.d.q.
反義:hereafter, hereinafter, later, next, posthumously, presently
n. 價(jià)錢,代價(jià);花費(fèi),費(fèi)用;犧牲;[用復(fù)數(shù)][法律]訴訟費(fèi);
vi. 價(jià)錢為,花費(fèi);估計(jì)成本;
vt. 付出代價(jià);估價(jià);使喪失;使付出努力;
"It cost a mere bagatelle."
這個(gè)只花了一點(diǎn)錢。
近義:price, pricing, rate, tab, value, worth
反義:income, interest, profit, rental, revenues, finance
n. 事件,形勢(shì);東西,事物;家伙;事業(yè);
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
v. 呼喚,喊叫;召喚,叫來,召集;下令,命令;打電話給;
n. 喊叫,大聲喊;電話聯(lián)絡(luò);必要,理由;要求;
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"Don't give me any aggro or I'll call the police."
不要對(duì)我使用暴力,不然我就叫警察。
近義:phone, telephone, muster, page, summon, convene
反義:scare, shoo, ward, forfend, forefend, disband
n. 生活,生計(jì);生命,性命;一生,壽命;人生,塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標(biāo)。
近義:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end