Nothing in all the world is so nonsensical and contradictory, save mortals, that is, who live in the grip of the superstitions of the past.
— Anne Rice
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?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
vt. 節(jié)省;保存;儲蓄;解救;
vi. 節(jié)省;挽救;救球;
prep.&conj. 除…之外;
n. 救援，救援;
?? save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
當(dāng)時得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局勢。
近義：liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband
反義：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
n. 世界;地球;領(lǐng)域;塵世;
?? 一句（l）話（word）講出 世界的本質(zhì)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adj. 矛盾的;反駁的;抗辯的;
n. 對立物;矛盾因素;
"We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements."
我們面前這兩種說法顯然是矛盾的。
近義：naysaying, negative, opposing, contradictive, conflicting, contrary
vi. 生存;居住;生活，過活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 經(jīng)歷;度過;
"We cannot live without water."
沒有水我們不能生存。
近義：last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反義：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
n. 緊握，抓牢;握力;掌握，理解;能力，勝任;
vt. 握緊，抓牢;吸引住：吸引…的興趣或注意力;引起;
vi. 抓牢，緊握：保持緊握;
?? gr(great)+ip:巨大的IP電話需 緊握 網(wǎng)友：yqy 咧嘴（grin）伸手（p）握；哥（g）被撕開（rip）了一道口子，因為他被握住（grip）了；比
"Keep a tight grip on the rope."
緊緊抓住繩索不放。
近義：handclasp, handshake, handshaking, hold, seize, clasp
反義：letup, readiness, releasing, slackening, distension, distention
adj. 過去的，以前的;結(jié)束的;前任的;
n. 過去，過往;往事;[語]過去時;
prep. 超過，超出;遠于;越過;
adv. 經(jīng)過，超過;
?? past（過去的）已經(jīng)pass（過去）
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步從他身邊走過，都沒有回頭瞧他一眼。
近義：preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反義：modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current