There's the country of America, which you have to defend, but there's also the idea of America. America is more than just a country, it's an idea. An idea that's supposed to be contagious.
Bono  ·  America

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defend [d?'f?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: fen
vt.& vi. 辯護;保衛(wèi);(足球、曲棍球等)防守;進行辯護;
?? de去掉+fend打擊→去掉打擊→打退敵人→保衛(wèi),防御
"He got the best advocate in town to defend him."
他請城里最好的律師為他辯護.
近義:preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield 反義:impeach, incriminate, inculpate, indict, arraign, process
contagious [k?n'ted??s] 詞頻4 詞根: con
adj. 有傳染性的;傳染病的;有感染力的;會蔓延的;
?? con共同+tag接觸+ious...的→傳染的
"Scarlet fever is highly contagious."
猩紅熱的接觸傳染性很強。
近義:infectious, taking, catching, catchy
country ['k?ntri] 詞頻1
n. 國家;國民;鄉(xiāng)下;地區(qū);
?? 數(shù)數(shù)(count) 國家有多少樹苗(ry)被亂砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游業(yè)為該國帶來的經(jīng)濟效益
近義:homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign 反義:municipal, urban, city
idea [a?'di?] 詞頻1
n. 主意,想法;[哲]理念,觀念;[樂]樂句;模糊想法;
?? dear(親愛的),你有什么好idea(主意)
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你對于到西班牙去度假這個主意感興趣 嗎 ?
近義:intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
supposed [s?'p?uzd] 詞頻2
adj. (按規(guī)定、法律、協(xié)議等)(不)應(yīng)當(dāng);假定的;(只用于否定句)不準(zhǔn);(對某人所說的話表示氣憤或不大理解)那是什么意思; v. 料想( suppose的過去式和過去分詞);意味著;[用于被動語態(tài)]認為應(yīng)該;[用于祈使句]讓;
"Am I supposed to finish the homework today?"
我今天是不是應(yīng)該完成這項作業(yè)?
近義:hypothetical, imaginary, assumed, assumptive, notional, phony 反義:legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
America [?'m?r?k?] 詞頻1
n. 美洲;美國;[電影]亞美利加;
"His ancestors had come to America from Ireland."
他的祖先從愛爾蘭來到美國。

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