The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.
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adj. 笨拙的;復雜難懂的;得罪人的;（文體等）臃腫的;
?? clumsem(to be numb,使麻木)+y(形容詞后綴)→笨拙的；樣子不好看的
"I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me."
我弄灑了你的咖啡。對不起，我真是笨手笨腳的。
近義：heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, awkward
反義：limber, lissom, lissome, lithe, nimble, nippy
n. 真理;真相，事實;忠實，忠誠;現實，現實性;
?? tru相信，真實+th抽象名詞 →事實，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
vt. 壓破，壓碎;鎮壓;弄皺;擠榨，榨出;
vi. 擠;被壓碎，被起皺;
n. 粉碎，被壓碎的狀態;（特指女子對男性的）迷戀;擁擠的人群;果汁飲料;
"This machine is made to crush the rock into powder."
這臺機器是用來把石頭壓成碎末的.
近義：quash, suffocate, pulp, macerate, mash, pound
反義：reactivate, reconstruct, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel, renovate
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少許，一點;短時間地;
n. （表示否定）微少;沒有多少;短時間;
det. （數量上）微少的，少到幾乎沒有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 取得, 捕獲, 進款\\na. 迷人的, 可愛的, 會傳染的
近義：overtaking, takeover, capture, appealing, inviting, lovely
vt. 拿住，握住;保留，保存;扣留，拘押;容納;
vi. 拿住，握住;同意，贊成;保持不變;有效;
n. 握住;保留;控制;
?? 形碼：h-old：老人（old）緊緊握住車上椅子（h）以保持平衡。
"The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer."
警方認為那盤錄像帶可能錄有能確認兇手身份的一些重要線索。
近義：seize, fasten, grab, argue, maintain, sustain
反義：unhand