Age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
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n. 機(jī)會(huì);適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)機(jī)良機(jī);有利的環(huán)境,條件;
?? op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名詞 → 向港口靠近 →機(jī)會(huì)
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借機(jī)再次冷落我們.
近義:instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening
反義:hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
n. 黎明,黃昏,暮光;暮年,晚期,晚年;衰退期,沒(méi)落時(shí)期;<電影>暮光之城;
?? twi二,兩+light光→黑白光交替 → 黎明
"It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight ."
在朦朧的暮色中很難看清他。
近義:penumbra, semidarkness, crepuscule, crepuscle, dark, dimness
反義:night, nightfall, nighttime, sundown, nite, afternoon
adv. 離開(kāi),遠(yuǎn)離;在遠(yuǎn)處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠(yuǎn)的;客場(chǎng)比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠(yuǎn)方;離去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個(gè)不停.
近義:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
adj. 看不見(jiàn)的;不易為視線所見(jiàn)的,隱匿的;無(wú)形的(指銀行、旅游等服務(wù));不引人注目的;
n. 看不見(jiàn)的人;
?? in不+vis看+ible形容詞后綴→看不見(jiàn)的,無(wú)形的
"stars invisible to the naked eye"
肉眼看不見(jiàn)的星球
近義:imperceptible, undiscernible, unnoticeable, unperceivable
反義:apparent, manifest, noted, noteworthy, notorious, obvious
adj. 較少的(little的比較級(jí));較小的;較次的,較劣的;較不重要的;
adv. 較少地,較小地;
prep. 減去;少掉;不足;
n. 較少,較小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我們的宗旨是為社會(huì)地位比較低下的人增加機(jī)會(huì)。
近義:least, lesser, minus
n. 年輕;青年,小伙子;初期,少年(青年)時(shí)期;〈集合詞〉青少年們;
?? 張牙舞爪的“幼獅”(諧音)充滿 青春的活力
"The youth was charged with three counts of burglary."
那位年輕人被控犯有三次盜竊罪。
近義:infancy, youthfulness, adolescence, hobbledehoy, juvenile, lad
反義:senescence, senility, agedness, dotage, eldership, ancientness