Life cannot find reasons to sustain it, cannot be a source of decent natural regard, unless each of us resolves to breathe such qualities into it.
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vt. 維持;支撐,支持;遭受,忍受;供養(yǎng);
?? sus在…下面+tain握住→在下面握住→支撐,承受
"Which planets can sustain life?"
哪些行星可以維持生命的存在?
近義:hold, argue, maintain, assert, asseverate, assure
反義:leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
n. 根源,本源;源頭,水源;原因;提供消息的人;
vt. (從…)獲得;發(fā)起;向…提供消息;尋求(尤指供貨)的來源;
vi. 原料來源;起源;尋求來源;尋求生產(chǎn)商(或提供商);
?? source(rise)→泉源;源頭
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已從一位可靠人士那兒獲悉,這家公司經(jīng)營得非常糟糕.
近義:resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
adj. 正派的;得體的;(服裝等)相稱的,合宜的;相當(dāng)好的;
?? de 強調(diào)+cent錢→ 錢多才體面
"And then he was awfully decent about giving me this job."
當(dāng)時他特別寬厚,將這件工作交給了我.
近義:honest, honorable, honourable, just, kind, modest
反義:immodest, immoral, impudent, lewd, nasty, obscene
adj. 自然的;物質(zhì)的;天生的;不做作的;
n. 自然的事情;(生來的)白癡;[樂](風(fēng)琴等的)白鍵;
?? natur=nature自然+al...的 →自然(界)的
"She showed a natural aptitude for the work."
她表現(xiàn)出了做這工作的天賦。
近義:inherent, lifelike, unaffected, native, raw, unprocessed
反義:hypothetical, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory, imaginative
n. 生活,生計;生命,性命;一生,壽命;人生,塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標。
近義:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
v. 發(fā)現(xiàn);找到;查明;發(fā)覺;
n. 發(fā)現(xiàn)物;被發(fā)現(xiàn)的人;
?? 翻的(諧音): 找東西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我們到處尋找,但仍沒能找到.
近義:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反義:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass