So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
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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
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權。
近義：athwart, agin
adj. 現在的;最近的;流行的;流傳的;
n. 趨勢;電流;水流;涌流;
?? curr跑，發生+ent具有...性質的→跑的→流動的
"The current survey will have a wider geographical spread."
當前的調查將在更廣泛的地域范圍內進行.
近義：outpouring, stream, torrent, flood, flow, flux
反義：antiquated, archaic, naff, obsolete, off, outdated
vi. （心臟等）跳動;搜索;（風、雨等）吹打;（鼓）咚咚地響;
vt.& vi. 接連地擊打;
vt. 打敗;敲打;控制;避免;
n. 節拍;（鼓的）一擊;管區;
adj. [美國口語]大吃一驚的;[常作 B-]“反傳統一代”成員的;搖滾音樂的;[口語]（體力或情緒上）疲勞不堪的;
?? 諧音：斃它，就是 打死
"He beat me at chess."
他下棋贏了我。
近義：heartbeat, heartthrob, palpitation, pitapat, pulsation, stroke
反義：pet, stroke, cuddle, fondle
n. 背，背部;背面，反面;后面，后部;（椅子等的）靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背書于;下賭注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱時期配給農民的水量減少。
近義：second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack
反義：impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew
ceaselessly
[['si:sl?sli]]
adv. 不停地, 不斷地
近義：incessantly, permanently, perpetually, steadily, unceasingly, unremittingly
adj. 過去的，以前的;結束的;前任的;
n. 過去，過往;往事;[語]過去時;
prep. 超過，超出;遠于;越過;
adv. 經過，超過;
?? past（過去的）已經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