The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.
— Jules Renard
· Food
?? 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
adv. 真，真正;實在，果真;實際上;事實上;
?? real真實的+ly表副詞 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
湯姆確實餓壞了,把端到桌上的東西吃得精光.
近義：honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反義：hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
n. 招待，邀請;請柬，請?zhí)?引誘，吸引，誘惑;
?? invit=invite邀請+ation表行為 →邀請
"Eve spurned Mark's invitation."
伊夫一口回絕了馬克的邀請。
近義：treat, call, invite
vt. 原諒;為…申辯;免除，寬免;給…免去;
n. 借口，托辭;道歉，歉意;辯解;請假條;
vi. 作為借口;請示寬恕;表示寬恕;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"Late again! What's your excuse this time?"
又遲到了！你這次有什么借口？
近義：indulgence, absolve, pardon, redress, release, remit
反義：impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict
adj. 自由的;免費的;免稅的;空閑的;
adv. 免費地;自由地，無拘束地;一帆風順地;
vt. 免除;釋放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我讓他在這件事情上放手干.
近義：liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反義：immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew
vt.& vi. 使轉動;旋轉;使改變方向;使不適;
vt. 使變酸;使變換;使變?yōu)?
n. 翻轉;（路線或方向的）改變;機會;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對核能的態(tài)度來了個180度的大轉變。
近義：loop, slew, swerve, veer, wind, bend
反義：reerect, right, straighten, unfold, untwist
adv. （坐、倒、躺）下;向下;（表示范圍或順序的限度）下至;
prep. （從高處）向下;（表示位置）在…的下方;（表示方向）沿著…向下;（表示時間）自…以來;
adj. 向下的;沮喪的;計算機或計算機系統(tǒng)停機;（以…）落后于對手的;
n. （鳥的）絨羽;絨毛;軟毛;汗毛;
vt. 放下;（尤指大口或快速地）喝下;使摔倒;擊落（敵機等）;
vi. [常用于祈使句中]下去;下來;臥倒;下降;
?? 音“鐺”，鐺的一聲向下 落
"Calm down! Don't get so agitated."
冷靜下來！別那么激動。
近義：lint, fluff, fuzz, ingurgitate, quaff, swallow
反義：above, overhead, upstairs, upward, upwards, aloft