?? 名句詞匯解析
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adv. 通常,經(jīng)常,平常,慣常地;一直,向來;動不動,一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地,慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認(rèn)為,蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀(jì)發(fā)明的。
近義:invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
vt. 驅(qū)散;使消散;浪費,揮霍;耗盡;
vi. 消散;放蕩,揮霍;
?? dis分開,分離+sipate散布,散開→驅(qū)散
"Don't dissipate your efforts."
不要浪費你的精力.
近義:thin, disperse, evanesce, misspend, piddle, spend
反義:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
adj. 誠實的;坦誠的;老實的;辛勤掙得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我實在不愿把實情告訴你,但并非人人都像你那樣誠實。
近義:honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
反義:licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted
adj. [律]上述的;少說為妙;(做)某事有/沒有很多優(yōu)點(或好處):某事物有/沒有多少可說的;說到底;
v. 說,講( say的過去式和過去分詞 );表明;念;說明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義:indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
n. 沉默,無言,無表示,無聲,沉靜,肅靜,寂靜,緘默;無音信,失去聯(lián)系,忘卻,湮沒,無表示,無音訊;[樂]停止;
vt. 使安靜;使沉默;壓制;
?? 沉默死(si)冷(len-leng)廁(ce)無人知
"There was an awkward silence."
一陣令人尷尬的沉默。
近義:hush, lull, quiet, quieten, shush, still
反義:perturb, shake, agitate, disrupt, disturb, hullabaloo