Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.
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adj. 想不到的,料不到的;意外的;忽然的;突然的;
?? un 不 + expect期望 + ed“...的” → adj. 想不到的, 意外的, 突然的
"Such beauty was unexpected in the midst of the city."
市中心有這樣的美景真是出乎意料。
近義:abrupt, nonexpected, quick, sharp, spontaneous, sudden
反義:probable, expectable, expected
n. 事件;意外發(fā)生的事;
v. 發(fā)生(happen的現(xiàn)在分詞);碰巧;
?? hap(luck)+pen+ing(形容詞后綴)→事件
"The child at the back craned forward to see what was happening."
后面的孩子探出頭看看出了什么事.
近義:imminence, approach, incident, instance, arrival, occasion
n. 組,團體;群,批;(雕塑等的)群像;(英美的)空軍大隊;
vt.& vi. 使成群,集合;
vt. 分類,歸類;
?? 一群羊(group)正在成長(grou)
"the Child Poverty Action Group"
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近義:cluster, bind, concrete, conglutinate, agglomerate, agglutinate
反義:isolate, segregate, sever, split, detach, disjoin
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. (食品)保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持,保養(yǎng);供養(yǎng),撫養(yǎng);生活,生計;飼料;牧草;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工組織保留有在家里可能遭受傷害的孩子名單。
近義:hold, husband, maintain, reserve, retain, save
反義:transfer, cede, give, transgress, trespass, violate