Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.
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adv. 因此;所以;故;乃;
?? there這樣+fore無(wú)實(shí)義 → 因此，所以
"He lost his health, and therefore his difficulties increased."
他身體虛弱, 因此更增加了他的困難.
近義：hence, hencewith, hereupon, appropriately, avaunt, properly
vt. 把…除外;不計(jì);
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口語(yǔ)]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反對(duì)，表示異議（與 to 或 against連用）;
?? ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我應(yīng)得的東西,我并未接受任何東西.
近義：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反義：realize, accommodate, consider
vi. 生存;居住;生活，過(guò)活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 經(jīng)歷;度過(guò);
"We cannot live without water."
沒(méi)有水我們不能生存。
近義：last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反義：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
vt.& vi. 看，瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;尋找;看起來(lái)好像;
n. 看;（尤指吸引人的）相貌;眼神;樣子;
int. （插話或喚起注意）喂，聽我說(shuō);
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"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警衛(wèi)們穿著那種制服看起來(lái)怪模怪樣的。
近義：appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
preferred
[pri'f?:d]
adj. 首選的;
v. 提出（請(qǐng)求、控訴等）( prefer的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 );提升;建議;選擇某事物（而不選擇他事物）;
"He preferred to die rather than surrender to the enemy."
他寧死也不愿向敵人投降.
近義：minion, pampered, pet, preferable, preferential, preferring
反義：loathed, unpopular, unwelcome, detestable, detested, disliked