Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.
Henry George  ·  Desire

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animal ['?n?ml] 詞頻1 詞根: anim
n. 動物,獸,牲畜;<俚>家畜,牲口;<俚>畜生(一般的人);獸性; adj. 動物的;肉體的;肉欲的;
?? anim生命,精神+al名詞后綴→有生命的東西→動物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我對動物毛過敏。
近義:beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly 反義:vegetal
increase ['?nkris] 詞頻1 詞根: in
vt.& vi. 增加,增大,增多; vt. 增強,增進;[縫紉]放(針); vi. 增強;增進;增殖,繁殖;[縫紉]放針;
?? in向內+crease增→增加
"He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary."
他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水.
近義:heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify 反義:lessen, lower, reduce, slack, slacken, deescalate
satisfied [['s?tis?faid]] 詞根: 滿足
a. 感到滿意的
近義:jaded, pleased, replete, sated, satiated, chuffed 反義:ungratified, unhappy
desires
n. 欲望;心愿(desire的復數形式)

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