They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were; they all fused into a single stubbornness.
— Louise Erdrich
· Belief
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adv. 幾乎不;簡(jiǎn)直不;剛剛;嚴(yán)厲地，粗魯?shù)?
?? hard艱難 + ly...地→ ad.幾乎不，簡(jiǎn)直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個(gè)資本主義大廈，這是不可能的。
近義：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反義：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
adv. 精確地;確切地;完全地，全然;恰恰;
?? ex出，出去+act行動(dòng)，做+ly表示狀態(tài)、程度、方式、“...地” →精切的,精確地,恰好
"Good, you have exactly hit off the writer's style."
很好, 你已將那位作家的風(fēng)格確切地刻畫出來(lái)了.
近義：identically, just, particularly, perfectly, precisely, properly
反義：inaccurately
adj. 強(qiáng)的;堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的;強(qiáng)烈的;強(qiáng)壯的;
adv. 強(qiáng)勁地;猛烈地;大大地;堅(jiān)強(qiáng)地;
?? 音“死壯“，死壯死壯的像頭牛。
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒絕烈性酒
近義：heavy, hefty, husky, massive, mighty, muscular
反義：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
n. 時(shí)間;時(shí)刻;時(shí)代;次;
vt. 為…安排時(shí)間;測(cè)定…的時(shí)間;調(diào)準(zhǔn)（機(jī)械的）速度;撥準(zhǔn)（鐘、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時(shí)的;定期的;[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]分期（付款）的;
int. [體育]時(shí)間到，（一場(chǎng)或一局等的）比賽時(shí)限，暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個(gè)。
近義：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
adj. 單一的;（打斗、比賽等）一對(duì)一的;惟一的;適于一人的;
n. 單程票;（旅館等的）單人房間;[復(fù)數(shù)]（高爾夫球一對(duì)一的）二人對(duì)抗賽;[常用復(fù)數(shù)][美國(guó)、加拿大英語(yǔ)]未婚（或單身）男子（或女子）;
vt. 挑選;
vi. 作一壘手;
?? sing(唱歌)+le(樂(lè)):唱樂(lè)- 單身漢 網(wǎng)友：馬 勝 敏 補(bǔ)充：1：：練習(xí)這首歌（sing）時(shí)，單個(gè)的人是無(wú)法練習(xí)的，只有兩個(gè)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(shí)腦子里突然一片混亂，一個(gè)題也沒(méi)答。
近義：individualize, personalise, personalize, singularize, distinguish, bachelor
反義：manifold, multiplex, wedded
stubbornness
['st?b?nnis]
n. 倔強(qiáng)，頑強(qiáng);牛性;牛脾氣;犟勁;
"He has a touch of stubbornness in his composition."
他脾氣有點(diǎn)倔.
近義：inflexibility, intractability, intransigence, mulishness, obduracy, obstinacy
反義：acceptance, sufferance, tolerance, toleration, admittance