I have lost friends, some by death... others through sheer inability to cross the street.
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n. 死亡;(某種)死法,死亡方式;病危;死神;
?? dead(死)+th(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁決
近義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反義:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遺失,失去( lose的過去式和過去分詞);(使)失去(所需要的東西,尤指錢);(因事故、年老、死亡等)損失;浪費;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我沒有站穩,仰面摔倒。
近義:mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift
反義:discovered, safe
v. (使)偏航,(使)轉向;
adv. 完全地,全然;垂直地,陡峭地;
n. 舷弧;單錨系泊的船位;偏離的方向;船體型線;
adj. 完全的,全然的;極薄的;幾乎垂直地,陡峭的;絕對的;
?? 剪羊毛(shear)時(sh)不剪耳朵(ear),連耳朵(ear)也剪成了eer是不是 完全的? she(她)+er(兒):她兒真大膽,爬上 陡峭的懸崖
"I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom."
由于實在閑極無聊,我開始無節制地大吃起來。
近義:swerve, deviate, stray, veer, detour, yaw
n. 無能,無力;無才能;無能為力;
"a congenital inability to tell the truth"
生就的不會說實話
近義:impossibility, impracticability, inadequacy, incapability, incapacity, incompetence
反義:aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness
n. 十字架;十字形飾物;雜交品種;痛苦;
vi. 交錯而行;橫渡;越境;
vt. 雜交;橫跨,穿越;劃掉;使相交;
adj. 壞脾氣的, 易怒的;相反的,反向的;
?? 與cranky類似,彎曲的,與十字的都是脾氣不好
"I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is."
我已在地圖上打叉標出了旅館的位置。
近義:pass, range, span, traverse, bridge, course
n. 大街,街道;
?? St.是Street的縮略形式;逗號在地址里表示前者屬于后者
"She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger."
在街上,一個完全陌生的人貿然走到她跟前搭訕。
近義:lane, avenue, road, route, way, boulevard
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