I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.
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vt. 忍耐;容忍;
vi. 持續,持久;忍耐;
?? en進入+dure持久,堅硬→進入持久→持久,耐久
"They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial."
在此案審理前他們只得忍受長時間的等待。
近義:stay, hold, resist, ride, stand, stomach
反義:have
adj. 寶貴的,珍貴的;貴重的;矯揉造作的;可愛的,寶貝的;
adv. <口>很,非常;
n. 珍愛的人;可愛的人;
?? prec價值+ious形容詞后綴→有價值的 → 珍貴的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上鑲嵌著稀世珍寶—有鉆石、紅寶石、綠寶石。
近義:appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed
反義:loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
n. 陽光,日光;晴朗,晴天;太陽曬著的地方;歡樂;
?? sun太陽+shine光亮 → 日光,日照
"We sat basking in the warm sunshine."
我們坐著享受溫暖的陽光。
近義:sunlight
vt.& vi. 用錢,花錢;
vt. 花費;消耗;花(時間);度過;
n. (為某目的或某段時間內的)花銷,花費,開銷;
?? s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花費;耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個小時。
近義:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反義:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
adv. 幾乎,差不多;將近;快要;近乎;
?? al(all)+most→差不多;幾乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜歡。
近義:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反義:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
n. 日光,白晝;清早,黎明;公開,發表;<俚>眼睛,視力;
?? day白天+light光亮 → 日光
"They emerged from the church into the bright daylight."
他們走出教堂來到明亮的日光下。
近義:day, daytime
反義:murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark