Why can't peace be a single overriding common purpose: why do we wait for a crisis to pull us together? Let's pull together for peace.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 意志;目的;作用;(進行中的)行動;
vt. 有意;打算;企圖(做);決意(做);
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的,意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義:intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 危機;危難時刻;決定性時刻,緊要關頭;轉折點;
?? cris判斷,分辨+is→需要作出判斷的時刻→危機時刻
"The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis."
部長因議會危機立刻起程飛往德里。
近義:urgency, crunch, emergency, eventuality, juncture
n. 和平;和睦;治安;安心;
?? 豌豆(pea)使嫦娥(ce) 平安 網友: 補充:豌豆日你媽
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在剛過去的七月,雙方簽訂了和平條約。
近義:imperturbability, pax, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude
反義:anxiety, anxiousness, impatience, apprehension, misgiving, perturbation
adj. 單一的;(打斗、比賽等)一對一的;惟一的;適于一人的;
n. 單程票;(旅館等的)單人房間;[復數](高爾夫球一對一的)二人對抗賽;[常用復數][美國、加拿大英語]未婚(或單身)男子(或女子);
vt. 挑選;
vi. 作一壘手;
?? sing(唱歌)+le(樂):唱樂- 單身漢 網友:馬 勝 敏 補充:1::練習這首歌(sing)時,單個的人是無法練習的,只有兩個人配合好了(le)才能唱出效
"She had a brainstorm in the exam and didn't answer a single question."
她考試時腦子里突然一片混亂,一個題也沒答。
近義:individualize, personalise, personalize, singularize, distinguish, bachelor
反義:manifold, multiplex, wedded
overriding
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adj. 最重要的,高于一切的;
v. 推翻,無視(override的現在分詞);(以權力)否決;優先于;比…更重要;
"Development is of overriding importance."
發展是硬道理
近義:momentous, overpowering, overreaching, primal, primary, primordial
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[數學]公共的;共有的;
n. [法律](對土地、水域的)共有權;公共用地;普通;平民;
?? 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下, 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音樂,我們還有很多共通點。
近義:popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace
反義:irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole