People can be in general pretty well trusted, of course--with the clock of their freedom ticking as loud as it seems to do here--to keep an eye on the fleeting hour.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 大致的;綜合的;總的，全體的;普遍的;
n. 上將;一般;一般原則;常規;
?? gener出生，產生+al形容詞后綴→出生[一般]→普通的n.總論
"These difficulties are general among people of his age."
這些困難在他那個年齡的人中普遍存在.
近義：total, unspecific, vague, universal, gp, intermutual
反義：particular, especial, special, concrete, definite
n. 課程;航線;行動方向;一道菜;
vt. 快速地流動;奔流;跑過;追逐;
vi. 沿…（方向）前進;指引航線;快跑;迅速移動;
?? cour 發生+se → n. 發展；進程，課程，一道菜
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我們三人學高級課程。
近義：racecourse, racetrack, speedway, track, pass, range
n. 自由，自主;直率;特權，特許;自由權;
?? free自由的+dom狀態或領域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反義：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
adj. 疾馳的，飛逝的;短暫的;稍縱即逝;翩;
?? fleet疾馳； 飛逝+ing形容詞后綴 → 飛逝的
"We only had a fleeting glimpse of the sun all day."
一整天我們只看到太陽露了一下臉.
近義：impermanent, passing, perishable, provisional, short, temporary
反義：lasting, lifelong, perdurable, permanent, perpetual, chronic
adj. 漂亮的;機靈的，聰明的;
adv. 相當，頗;
n. 漂亮的人（或東西）;
"Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up."
事故過去兩天后她看上去傷勢仍然很重。
近義：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
反義：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely