If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another.
— Epicurus
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adv. 迅速地;立即;馬上;
?? quick迅速的+ly表副詞 →迅速地
"The party was arranged quickly."
聚會(huì)很快就安排好了。
近義：apace, hurriedly, lightly, precipitately, promptly, rapidly
反義：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
vi. 死亡，喪生;毀滅;腐爛，枯萎;老化;
vt. 使麻木;使毀壞;
?? per(throughly)+ish(to go)→死；毀滅
"Crowns and thrones may perish."
王權(quán)不會(huì)永存.
近義：part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
反義：live, persist, stand, subsist, survive
adv. 始終;一直;重復(fù)不斷地;
?? con始終+ stant = stand站 + ly ...地 → constant始終站著=不變的 + ly ...地 → 不變地
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她覺(jué)得她的丈夫時(shí)常貶低她的成就。
近義：incessantly, permanently, perpetually, steadily, unceasingly, ceaselessly
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
prep. 從…以來(lái);自從…之后;自從;
adv. 以后，此后;后來(lái);（距今幾年）以前;（從那時(shí)候起幾年）以前;
conj. 自從…以來(lái);自從…的時(shí)候起;既然;因?yàn)?
?? 嫦娥（ce） 至從犯罪（sin）已來(lái)很不安 網(wǎng)友：馬 勝 敏 補(bǔ)充：1：每天早上都能在寺（si）廟的大門（n）下面看到一個(gè)側(cè)（ce）臥著的小男孩,自從寺廟失火以
"She's a changed woman since she got that job."
她自從得到了那份工作，變得判若兩人。
近義：thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thence, whereas, because
vt. 祈禱，禱告;請(qǐng)求，懇求;央求;
vi. 祈禱;請(qǐng);懇求;
?? 撲(p)在光線(ray)下 祈禱
"We pray to God to deliver us from evil."
我們祈求上帝把我們從罪惡中拯救出來(lái).
近義：ask, order, tell, request, solicit
反義：apostatize, swear, curse, damn