God gave us the gift of life. It is the most precious gift ever. To be unarmed is to be helpless to protect that gift; that is outright irresponsible.
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n. 贈(zèng)品，禮物;天賦;贈(zèng)送;天資;
vt. 賦予;向…贈(zèng)送;天賦權(quán)力（或才能等）;授予;
?? give(給予)+t(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→贈(zèng)與；禮物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
這塊表是母親給我的禮物。
近義：present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
adj. 寶貴的，珍貴的;貴重的;矯揉造作的;可愛的，寶貝的;
adv. <口>很，非常;
n. 珍愛的人;可愛的人;
?? prec價(jià)值+ious形容詞后綴→有價(jià)值的 → 珍貴的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上鑲嵌著稀世珍寶—有鉆石、紅寶石、綠寶石。
近義：appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed
反義：loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
adj. 無助的;無能的;無用的;六親無靠;
?? help幫助 + less 無...的 → 無助的；無能的
"the helpless victims of war"
無助的戰(zhàn)爭受害者
近義：powerless, unabetted, unaided, unassisted, undefended, underdog
vt. 保護(hù)，保衛(wèi);貿(mào)易保護(hù);備款以支付;
?? pro在前面+tect蓋上，保護(hù)→在前面蓋上→保護(hù)；防止
"The males in the herd protect the females and the young."
獸中的雄性動(dòng)物保護(hù)雌性動(dòng)物和幼崽.
近義：preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter
反義：neglect, abandon, forsake
outright
['a?tra?t]
adv. 完全地;徹底地;坦率地，不客氣地;即刻，馬上;
adj. 完全的，徹底的;直率的;明白的;總共的;
?? out過度；太甚+right正好→完全的，徹底的
"She was the outright winner."
她是絕對的優(yōu)勝者。
近義：peremptory, plump, categoric, categorical, adamant, decisive
n. 生活，生計(jì);生命，性命;一生，壽命;人生，塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標(biāo)。
近義：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end