It is only rarely that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.
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adv. 很少地;罕有地;極精彩地;珍奇地，絕佳地;
?? rare稀少的 + ly...的 → ad.很少，難得
"Biology rarely starts over."
生物難得重新開始。
近義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, oddly, peculiarly
反義：manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually
vt. 允諾，許諾;給人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 許諾;有指望，有前途;
n. 許諾;希望，指望;允諾的東西;
?? pro前面+mise送，放出→在做事前送出的話→允諾
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你許諾了,你就要履行你的諾言.
近義：assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer
反義：recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
adv. 幾乎，差不多;將近;快要;近乎;
?? al(all)+most→差不多；幾乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜歡。
近義：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反義：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
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. 女孩;姑娘，未婚女子;女職員，女演員;（男人的）女朋友;
?? 手寫體字母g像個跳舞的女孩
"a girl in a blue dress and ankle socks"
身穿藍色連衣裙和套襪的女孩
近義：jill, lass, lassie, maid, maiden, miss
反義：grandam, son, child, descendant
n. 威脅;恐嚇;兇兆;
?? thr通過（＝through），eat吃：通過吃來威脅－－這是威脅小孩的法寶
"This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health."
這會對農業和食物鏈造成威脅，由此而危及人的健康。
近義：menace, pressure, coercion, commination, duress, parlousness