The most dangerous folly of old people who were once attractive is to forget that they are not so any longer.
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adj. 危險(xiǎn)的;
?? danger危險(xiǎn)+ous.....的 →危險(xiǎn)的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個(gè)突然變得陌生而危險(xiǎn)的世界里,他是她唯一的守護(hù)神。
近義:hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反義:innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
n. 蠢笨;愚行;諷刺劇;
?? fool(愚人)+y(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→愚笨;愚行
"an act of sheer folly"
純粹愚蠢的行動(dòng)
近義:idiocy, muddleheadedness, nonsense, senselessness, stupidity, bullshit
反義:judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
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(dòng)物放養(yǎng)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
adv. 一次,一趟;一倍;曾經(jīng);一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一經(jīng);
n. 一次,一回;
?? on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
細(xì)菌一進(jìn)入血液里,就附著在紅細(xì)胞表面上。
近義:heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
adj. 有魅力的;引人注目的;迷人的;招人喜愛的;
?? at 加強(qiáng)+ tract拉 + ive ...的 → attract拉過來=吸引+ ive ...的 →引人注目的
"I like John but I don't find him attractive physically."
我喜歡約翰,不過我認(rèn)為他長(zhǎng)得并不英俊。
近義:appealing, inciting, inviting, arresting, arrestive, likable
反義:heinous, hideous, icky, loathly, loathsome, nasty
vt. 忘記,忘卻;忽略,疏忽;遺落;忘掉;
vi. 忘記;忽視;
?? for(為了)+get(得到):為了得到新的,先要 忘記舊的
"Don't forget to bolt the door."
別忘了閂門。
近義:neglect, overlook, shelve, unlearn, bury, disappear
反義:awake, recall, recollect, retrospect, revive, celebrate