We strain to renew our capacity for wonder, to shock ourselves into astonishment once again.
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vt.& vi. 拉緊,拉傷;用力拉;
n. 血統,家族;性格,脾氣;語氣;一段音樂;
vt. 拉緊,拽緊或扯緊;盡量使力;扭傷;歪曲;
vi. 不懈;受到強大的壓力;拉緊,緊繃;
?? strain拉,壓 → 盡力拉;工作過度
"Strain the fat off before you serve the soup."
在上湯前把里面的油濾掉.
近義:hurry, labor, overwork, spurt, strive, struggle
反義:loosen, relieve, slack, slacken, soften, unburden
vt. 重新開始;使更新;使恢復;補充;
vi. 重申,重復強調;重新開始;
?? re(again)+new→更新;換新;恢復;重訂(=to make new again)
"The most important thing is to renew your health."
最重要的是恢復你的健康.
近義:recast, refashion, refresh, refurbish, remodel, renovate
反義:impair, mar, atrophy, ruin, batter, spoil
n. 容量;才能;性能;生產能力;
adj. 充其量的,最大限度的;
?? cap拿,抓,握住+acity表名詞,有...傾向→拿住的能力→容量;才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我們不能不顧自己的能力企圖無限制地發展.
近義:aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反義:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 驚訝,驚奇;令人驚訝的事物或人;
?? astonish 使驚訝+ ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.驚訝
"They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment."
他們聽見他驚奇地大叫一聲.
近義:incredulity, awe, shock, stun, stupefaction, stupor
反義:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
adv. 一次,一趟;一倍;曾經;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一經;
n. 一次,一回;
?? on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
細菌一進入血液里,就附著在紅細胞表面上。
近義:heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
wonder
['w?nd?]
adj. 奇妙的;欽佩的;遠超過預期的;
n. 驚奇;奇觀;奇人;奇跡;
vt. 對…感到好奇;驚奇;感到詫異;想弄明白;
vi. 懷疑,想知道;驚訝;
?? 烏龜“贏得”(諧音)賽跑冠軍? 奇跡 網友:馬勝敏 月兒彎彎 月 補充:1:王(w)老以前戴的那副眼鏡(oo)是木頭棍(l)做的。 2:我(wo)的手上帶了個戒
"I wonder who she is."
我在想她到底是誰。
近義:marvel, doubt, astonishment, awe, shock, stupefaction