The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance.
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adj. 專業的;專業性的;職業的;
n. 專業人士;
?? profession職業+al...的 → 職業的
"He is over the hill as a professional athlete."
作為一名職業運動員,他的巔峰時期已過.
近義：pro, occupational, vocational
反義：neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, smatterer, tyro, uninitiate
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 重要性;重要地位，顯著;驕傲，自大;
?? im進+port拿，運+ance名詞后綴→帶有意義的狀態→重要性
"an awareness of the importance of eating a healthy diet"
認識到健康飲食的重要性
近義：influence, ascendancy, predominance, prevalence, prominence, pull
反義：nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
vi. 變為，成為;變得;變成;
vt. 適合，適宜;相稱，相當;變成;發生;
?? be(upon)+come→變為；成為(=to come upon）
"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：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義：remain, keep, stay, get
united
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a. 聯合的, 團結的, 一致的, 和睦的\\n[法] 聯合的, 統一的, 一致的
近義：joined, joint, associated, near, nearby, neighboring
反義：isolated, remote, retired, segmented, separated, severed
n. 位;地方;職位;座位;
vt. 放置;獲名次;投資;評價;
vi. 得名次;名列前茅;[美國英語][賽馬]得第二名;準確把…推到預定地點;
"The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve."
晚會將在除夕那天舉行.
近義：lay, locate, marshal, park, posit, position
反義：move, rob, take, budge, tumble, discharge