The law is not so much carved in stone as it is written in water, flowing in and out with the tide.
— Jeff Melvoin
· Laws
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n. 石頭;寶石;礦石;（膀胱或腎臟中的）結(jié)石;
vt. 向扔石塊;用石頭鋪;以石擲向;除（水果的）硬核;
adj. 石制的;石頭似的;[S-]石器時代的;粗陶制的;
adv. 石一般的;
?? 石頭鋪路，“四通”（諧音）八達(dá)
"We went through a stone archway into the courtyard."
我們穿過石拱門進(jìn)入院子。
近義：lapidate, pelt, rock, jewel, gem, gemstone
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 給…澆水;供以水;加水稀釋;流淚;
?? 字母W像水的波浪，聯(lián)想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微風(fēng)拂動水面.
近義：irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo
n. 潮汐;潮流，趨勢;時機(jī);時期，季節(jié);
vt. 順應(yīng)潮水航行;使隨潮水漂行;
?? 太大(諧音):水太大- 潮水 網(wǎng)友：yqy 補(bǔ)充：來的潮（tide）很整潔（tidy）
"The children got ashore before the tide came in."
漲潮前,孩子們就上岸了.
近義：tidal, ebb
adj. 書面的;寫成文字的;明顯受到…影響;（感情）全掛在臉上;
v. 寫( write的過去分詞);寫信;
"The letter was written in her usual acerbic style."
這封信是用她慣常的尖刻語調(diào)寫的。
a. 流動的, 如流的, 平滑的
近義：inflowing, liquid, outflowing, running, streaming, fluid
反義：inert, motionless, paralysed, paralyzed, retrograde, standing