Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their best qualities to men - bring them softness, teach them how to cry.
— Joan Baez
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adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的;
v. 試圖( try的現在分詞);試驗，嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
vi. 競賽;競爭;比得上;參加比賽（或競賽）;
?? com共同+pete追求→一起追→比賽
"The price must be right in order to compete internationally."
為了在國際上競爭,定價必須適當.
近義：race, strive, vie, contend, contest
反義：join, league, associate, merge, partner, unite
n. 柔和;溫柔;柔軟;[農]粉質性;
?? soft軟的+ness表名詞 →柔軟
"The fineness and softness of the dress caught her attention."
裙子的精致和柔軟引起了她的注意.
近義：indulgence, kindness, leniency, lenity, looseness, malleability
adv. 代替，頂替;反而;反倒;
?? 在(in)三杯(s)茶(tea)里用靴子(b) 代替杯子
"Lee was ill so I went instead."
李病了，所以我去了。
近義：however, rather
adj. 困難的;硬的;有力的;努力的;
adv. 努力地;猛力地;嚴重地;沉重地;
n. 英〉硬海灘，登陸處;
"She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck."
她認為她的成功來自勤勞和一點運氣。
近義：strongly, rigidly, stiffly, resistant, resistive, steely
反義：malleable, mellow, mild, attenuated, softened, squashy
pron. “myself”的復數;我們自己;（把）我們自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我們快活極了。
近義：us, we