Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly bigger man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
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n. 鹽;風趣;機智，諷刺;藥用鹽，瀉鹽;
vt. 撒鹽;用鹽漬;加鹽以調(diào)味;為…增加趣味;
adj. 含鹽的;有咸味的;鹽漬的;
?? salt(salt)→鹽；食鹽；提神物；刺激；咸的；食鹽的；加鹽；用鹽腌
"He employs an irreverent humour to salt his observation."
他運用玩世不恭的幽默使他的評論更加有趣.
近義：pepper, season, spice, brighten, enliven, flavor
反義：unsalt, desalinate, desalinize
vt. 承認;鳴謝;對…打招呼;告知已收到;
?? ac給予+know知道+ledge突出的部分→給予認知→認知，承認
"She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform."
她拒不承認改革的必要性。
近義：avow, recognize, confess, honor, accept, recognise
反義：impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
adv. 立即，馬上，立刻;馬上地;即刻地;立即地;
conj. 一…就;
?? instant立即 + ly 副詞后綴→ 立即地\r\n
"an instantly forgettable tune"
轉(zhuǎn)瞬即忘的曲調(diào)
近義：immediately, instantaneously, instanter, pronto, shortly, straightaway
反義：later, next, presently, shortly, soon, subsequently
n. 保留;預(yù)訂，預(yù)約;保留地，專用地;
?? reserv=reserve保留，預(yù)訂 + ation 名詞后綴→ (住處、席位的)預(yù)訂
"I'll call the restaurant and make a reservation ."
我要給飯店打個電話預(yù)訂座位。
近義：booking, measuredness, moderation, reserve, reservedness, restraint
n. 錯誤，過失;[法]誤審，違法;[數(shù)]誤差;
?? err漫游，犯錯誤+or表名詞，物 → 錯誤
"The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast."
肯尼亞運動員犯了戰(zhàn)術(shù)錯誤,起步時跑得太快.
近義：inaccuracy, lapse, miscalculation, misinformation, mistake, mistaking
反義：arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
adj. 值得的;有…的價值;等值的;有…的財產(chǎn);
n. 財富，財產(chǎn);價值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每題為20分。
近義：merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness
反義：insignificance, slightness, insignificancy