If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
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destined
['d?st?nd]
adj. 命中注定的,預定的;去往…的;
v. 注定(destine的過去式和過去分詞);
?? de =god(神) + stin = stand + ed 形容詞后綴 表示“有...的”、“如...的”、“...的” →由神掌控的→ a. 命中注定的
"He was destined for a military career, like his father before him."
他命中注定要步父親的后塵,過戎馬生涯。
近義:appointed, assigned, bound, earmarked
spoonful
['sp?n'f?l]
n. 一匙,一匙的量;“spoon”的派生;
?? spoon湯匙+ful名詞后綴,表充滿時的量→一勺的量
"I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I suppose we can all be wise after ..."
我不應該在這頓飯里多放那一湯匙的咖喱粉, 我想我們都是事后才明白
近義:scoop, scoopful, spoon, tablespoonful
vt. 淹死;浸沒;麻痹某人對…的意識;(一聲音)淹沒(另一聲音);
vi. 淹死;
?? d.own(向下)+r(人):人向下落水- 淹死
"He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them."
他極力回想過去的事情而沉浸于回憶之中.
近義:stifle, quell, quench, suffocate, burke, dispel
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 給…澆水;供以水;加水稀釋;流淚;
?? 字母W像水的波浪,聯想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微風拂動水面.
近義:irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo