n. 制造;產生的過程;成功改進的手段;原料,材料;
v. “make”的現在分詞;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
這位老太太忙著為孩子們做衣服.
近義:manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;爭辯;辯論;向…解釋;
?? 再(re)生一個(a)兒子(son), 理由是第一個兒子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水災是那場大雨造成的.
近義:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反義:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
adj. 目前的;現存的;
v. 存在( exist的現在分詞);持續存在;
"The new system will be compatible with existing equipment."
新的系統將與現有的設備相互兼容。
近義:living, actual, existent, extant
反義:inexistent