I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.
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adv. 有時(shí)，間或;時(shí)而;
?? sometime某一時(shí)間的+s表副詞 →有時(shí)
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時(shí)也有分歧。
近義：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 節(jié)約;節(jié)儉;儲蓄金;挽救;
v. 拯救( save的現(xiàn)在分詞);收集;保留;避免;
prep. 除…以外;
adj. 可取的，保存的;節(jié)省的，節(jié)約的;補(bǔ)償?shù)?救助的;
?? sav節(jié)省+ing名詞后綴 → 節(jié)省，節(jié)約
"electrical labour-saving devices around the home"
節(jié)省勞力的各種家用電器
近義：sparingness, thrift, economy, rescue, salvage, lean
反義：loss, misuse, spoilage, squandering, thriftlessness, wastage
n. 恩澤;優(yōu)雅;慈悲;魅力;
v. 使優(yōu)美;惠賜;
?? grace=grat 感激→ 感激別人態(tài)度一定好 → 文雅
"How long has Grace been involved with that red - haired boy?"
格雷斯與那個(gè)紅頭發(fā)的小伙子來往多久了?
近義：benedicite, honor, adorn, dignify, appeal, invitingness
反義：impoliteness, inelegance, abrasiveness, abruptness, asperity, rawness
adj. 勢不可擋的，壓倒一切的，巨大的;壓倒一切的歡樂;
?? over過度+whelm壓倒+ing形容詞后綴→ 勢不可擋的,壓倒的
"The evidence against him was overwhelming."
對他不利的證據(jù)確鑿，無法抵賴。
近義：hectoring, appalling, oppressing, overburdening, overpowering, smashing
n. 多數(shù);（獲勝的）票數(shù);成年;法定年齡;
?? major主要的+ity表名詞 → 大多數(shù)
"The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio."
大多數(shù)接受采訪的人都喜歡看電視多于聽收音機(jī)。
近義：plurality, bulk
反義：nonage
n. 感覺，官能;意識，觀念;理性;識別力;
vt. 感到;理解，領(lǐng)會(huì);檢測出;
?? sens(feel)+e(名詞后綴)→感官；知覺；意義；判斷力；感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice