The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
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adj. 墮落的,道德敗壞的;貪污的,腐敗的;腐爛的;(文獻(xiàn)等)錯(cuò)誤百出的;
vt. 使腐敗;使墮落;使腐爛;
vi. 墮落;腐化;腐爛;
?? cor共同+rupt斷→全部斷→變壞的,腐敗的
"The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers."
警察腐敗,與那伙毒品販子內(nèi)外勾結(jié)。
近義:debase, pervert, retrogress, rot, bastardise, bastardize
反義:honor, magnify, respect, revere, reverence, venerate
vt. 尊敬,敬重;認(rèn)為,以為;考慮;估價(jià);
n. 尊敬,尊重;意見(jiàn),看法;評(píng)價(jià);名聲;
?? esteem=estim價(jià)值 → 有價(jià)值 → 仰慕 → 尊敬
"She is held in high esteem by her colleagues."
她深受同事的敬重。
近義:honor, appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect
反義:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
adj. 同樣的,相似的;
adv. 同樣地;兩者都,同樣地;類(lèi)似于;
?? a加強(qiáng)意義+like相像→相同的(地)
"My sister and I do not look alike."
我和我妹妹外貌不相像。
近義:kindred, like, parallel, resembling, selfsame, similar
反義:other, otherwise, unequal, unlike, different, diverse
n. 年輕;青年,小伙子;初期,少年(青年)時(shí)期;〈集合詞〉青少年們;
?? 張牙舞爪的“幼獅”(諧音)充滿 青春的活力
"The youth was charged with three counts of burglary."
那位年輕人被控犯有三次盜竊罪。
近義:infancy, youthfulness, adolescence, hobbledehoy, juvenile, lad
反義:senescence, senility, agedness, dotage, eldership, ancientness
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(chē)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(rèn)為那盤(pán)錄像帶可能錄有能確認(rèn)兇手身份的一些重要線索。
近義:seize, fasten, grab, argue, maintain, sustain
反義:unhand
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待;
vi. 思辯;考慮;構(gòu)想;回憶;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想(think)該如何感謝(thank)他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去,他們就會(huì)認(rèn)為你不合群。
近義:imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate