From timber so crooked as that from which man is carved, nothing entirely straight can be made.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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adv. 完全地;完整地;全部地;徹底地;
?? ex-, e-, ef- 前綴;表示在……外面,從……來;向上的;完整的;剝奪
"He was actuated entirely by malice."
他完全是出于惡意。
近義：absolutely, off, outright, plumb, positively, quite
反義：insufficiently, scarcely, scrappily, skimpily, truncately, unexhaustively
adj. 直的;連續的;直率的;整齊的;
adv. 直地;直接地;坦率地;立即;
n. 直線;直線部分;
?? straight(draw tight)→直立的；正直的；直線；直接地；坦白地
"This dessert can be served straight from the fridge."
這種甜食從冰箱里拿出來就可以吃。
近義：raised, rigid, standing, upright, erect, honest
反義：matted, ruffled, screwed, skewed, tangly, twisty
n. 木材，木料;（用于建筑或制作物品的）樹木;用材林，林場;素質;
vt. 用木料支撐;備以木材;
?? 踢木伯(諧音): 木材 木料(lumber)是木材(timber),又拉又踢來
"roughly hewn timber frames"
粗劈成的木架子
近義：shore, log, lumber, wood, rafter, beam
adj. 彎曲的;不正當的;歪扭的;用不正當手段得來的;
v. 彎成鉤形(crook的過去式和過去分詞);
"He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him."
他彎了彎手指,示意我們到他那兒去.
近義：hunched, stooping, curved, astray, perverted, rascally
反義：honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虛構的;保證成功的;
v. 使(make的過去式和過去分詞);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事講得一清二楚。
近義：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade