A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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adj. 不斷的，持續(xù)的;永恒的，始終如一的;堅(jiān)定;忠實(shí)的;
n. [數(shù)]常數(shù)，常量;不變的事物;永恒值;
?? con始終+stant站立→始終站著→不變的
"His constant joking was beginning to annoy her."
他不停地開玩笑，已開始惹她生氣。
近義：stable, undecreased, undecreasing, undwindling, immutable, incessant
反義：inaccurate, inconsistent, inexact, irregular, mutable, skittish
adj. 酸的，辛辣的;尖刻的;嚴(yán)厲的;
n. 果餡餅;輕佻的女人;妓女;小妞;
vt. 將某人打扮得妖艷，將某物裝飾得俗氣;
"The tart flavour of the cranberries adds piquancy."
越橘的酸味很可口。
近義：pie, hooker, meretrix, moll, prostitute, quiff
n. 性情，脾氣;特征;（鋼等）回火;怒氣;
vt. 調(diào)和;使回火;鍛煉;緩和;
vi. 使調(diào)和;
?? temperature(n.溫度)-temper(n.脾氣){溫度越高脾氣越大} 網(wǎng)友：yqy temp 補(bǔ)充：臨時（temp）發(fā)作的東西(er)就是脾氣
"He needs to learn to curb his temper."
他得學(xué)著控制自己的脾氣。
近義：mitigate, moderate, qualify, restrain, slake, buffer
反義：macerate, mollify, relax, slacken, tenderize, tender
adj. 敏銳的;鋒利的;狡猾的，聰明的;尖銳的;
adv. 猛烈地;尖銳地;尖利地;偏高地;
n. 升半音;尖頭;騙子;內(nèi)行，專家;
vt. [音樂]把（音調(diào)）升高（半音）;
vi. [音樂]升音演奏（或演唱）;
"Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly."
當(dāng)心急轉(zhuǎn)彎并相應(yīng)調(diào)整車速。
近義：incisive, incisor, jagged, keen, peaked, penetrating
反義：obtuse, contusive, dull, dulled, edgeless, idiotic
n. 舌頭，喙;語言，方言;演說，鞋舌;[復(fù)]口才;
vt. 用舌吹;舔;嵌接;[古]批評，指責(zé);
vi. 吹奏（管樂器）;運(yùn)用舌法發(fā)音;突出;
?? 燙(諧音):燙 舌頭 tongue=tone音調(diào)-音調(diào)取決于 舌頭
"I dislike the man; he has such a sharp tongue."
我不喜歡這個人, 他愛說刻薄挖苦的話.
近義：lick, tab, tang, flap, idiom, language
n. 器具，工具;（有助于做工或完成某事的）用具;受人利用的人;壓印機(jī);
vt. 用工具給…加工;壓印;駕車到處跑;
vi. 使用工具;開車，乘車;
?? 一根棍子(l)有時也(too)是 工具
"a handy little tool"
好用的小工具
近義：hew, work, malleate, carve, fabricate, fashion
?? Washington Irving 的更多名言
"...but what courage can withstand the ever-enduring and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue?"