Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
— John Steinbeck
· Ideas
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n. （織物、毛皮等的）手感;手柄;舉動;柄狀物;
vi. 操作，操控;容易搬運;
vt. 用雙手觸摸、舉起或握住;用手操作，操縱;處理或負責，管理;〈美〉買賣，經營;
?? hand手+le表示做某種動作時所使用的東西 →柄，把手
"The handle of this door is kept by two screws."
這扇門的把手用兩枚螺絲釘固定.
近義：winch, crank, influence, maneuver, manipulate, manoeuvre
n. （一）打，十二個;
adj. 一打的;
?? do(duo-=two)+zen(ten)→一打；十二個
"The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish."
這種湯是用多達十幾種不同的魚熬制而成的。
近義：twelve
n. 對，雙;配偶，夫妻;<口>幾個，兩三個;
vt.&vi. 連在一起，連接;成雙，結婚;性交，交配;
"She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening."
每周星期日晚上她都設法與他待上幾個小時。
近義：link, map, associate, merge, pool, relate
反義：uncouple, disconnect, disengage, loosen, unhang, unhitch
vt.& vi. 學習，學會;習得;得知;記住;
vt. 記住;學習;得知;認識到;
vi. 學習;獲知;
?? 學習好才能掙錢(earn)
"Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour."
兒童必須學會社會上認可的行為舉止。
近義：know, acquire, develop, find, realize
反義：forget
adj. 漂亮的;機靈的，聰明的;
adv. 相當，頗;
n. 漂亮的人（或東西）;
"Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up."
事故過去兩天后她看上去傷勢仍然很重。
近義：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
反義：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
adv. 立刻，馬上;一會兒，不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore