Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.
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adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義:rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
adv. 在(某人或某事物的)前面;向前;預先;在將來,為未來;
?? a在…,…的+head頭→在前地
"Ahead of them was a gaping abyss."
他們前面是一個巨大的深淵。
近義:on, onward, thereinafter, before, along, forward
反義:back, fro
n. 面容;表面;臉;方面;
vt.& vi. 面對;面向…;正視;承認;
vt. (感到不能)對付;(明知不好辦而)交談;必須對付(某情況);面臨…;
?? face=fac表示臉、面 → 臉;表面;外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
聞到這令人作嘔的氣味,他皺眉蹙額.
近義:tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反義:parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
adj. 黑暗的;烏黑的;憂郁的;神秘的;
n. 黑暗;暗色;暗處;
?? 輪椅(d)上的藝術家(ar)使肯德基(k)變得 黑暗
"She groped blindly for the light switch in the dark room."
她在黑暗的房間里摸索電燈開關。
近義:obscurity, penumbra, semidarkness, twilight, blackness, darkness
反義:incandescence, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, firelight, glow
adv. 立刻,馬上;一會兒,不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
aux. 必須;必然要;(做出邏輯推斷);(表示堅持);
n. 必須做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必須;(提出建議)應該;得;(表示很可能或符合邏輯)一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項工作你得會說法語。
近義:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite