On Valentine's Day, millions of men give millions of women flowers, cards and candy as a heartfelt expression of the emotion that also motivates men to observe anniversaries and birthdays: fear.

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expression [?k'spr???n] 詞頻1 詞根: press
n. 表現(xiàn),表示,表達(dá);表情,臉色,態(tài)度,腔調(diào),聲調(diào);[數(shù)]式,符號(hào);詞句,語句,措辭,說法;
?? ex出來+press擠壓+ion名詞后綴 →表達(dá);表情
"He listened to her story with a stony expression."
他帶著冷漠的表情聽她講經(jīng)歷.
近義:idiom, aphorism, articulation, locution, maxim, phrase 反義:still, stillness, quietness
observe [?b'z?v] 詞頻1 詞根: ob
vt.& vi. 觀察;研究; vt. 遵守;觀察;慶祝; vi. 注意;說;評(píng)述;當(dāng)觀察員;
?? ob加強(qiáng)動(dòng)作+serve服務(wù),保持→一直保持→遵守,引申為觀察
"Let's observe a minute's silence in memory of the dead."
讓我們?yōu)樗勒哽o默一分鐘.
近義:note, notice, perceive, watch, twig, feel 反義:neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight
valentine [['v?l?ntain]] 詞頻4
n. 情人, 情人節(jié)禮物
近義:inamorato, lovebird, lover, sweetheart, beau, admirer
give [ɡ?v] 詞頻1
vt.& vi. 給予;贈(zèng)送;作出; vt. 供給;產(chǎn)生;舉辦;(為購買某物或做某事而)支付; vi. (物體)塌下;讓步; n. 伸展性,彈性;
?? 給吾(諧音): 給
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我們?cè)俳o你幾分鐘時(shí)間讓你連續(xù)打下去.
近義:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure 反義:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
candy ['k?ndi] 詞頻2
n. 糖果;冰糖;〈美俚〉古柯堿,可卡因;巧克力; vt. (用糖煮過以)保存;使結(jié)晶為砂糖; adj. 〈美俚〉(服飾)花哨的;甜言蜜語的;
?? 看弟”(諧音)吃 糖果,自己流口水 網(wǎng)友:tom 補(bǔ)充:can(罐頭)+dy[底] 罐頭的最底下放的是糖果。
"a box of candy"
一盒糖果
近義:honey, sugar, sweeten, caramelize, edulcorate, mellow 反義:embitter
heartfelt ['hɑ:tfelt;'hɑ:t?felt]
adj. 衷心的;誠摯的;真誠的;深切;
"We would like to take this opportunity to convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims."
我們謹(jǐn)此向受害人家屬表達(dá)我們衷心的慰唁.
近義:honest, moving, sincere, touching, hearty

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