Junkies might be easy to knock down, but they're never fragile. They have souls like old leather shoes studded with steel, and they're about as much good as friends.
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adj. 易碎的，脆的;虛弱的;
?? frag打碎+ile能…的→能碎的 → 易碎的
"The old lady was increasingly fragile after her operation."
那位老太太手術(shù)后身體越來越虛弱.
近義：precarious, shortcrust, unstable, unsteady, weak, wonky
反義：resistive, strong, tough, stout, hard
adj. 容易的;舒適的;寬裕的;從容的;
adv. 容易地;不費力地;悠閑地;緩慢地;
vi. 停止劃槳（常用作命令）;
vt. 向（水手或劃手）發(fā)出停劃命令;
"It is axiomatic that life is not always easy."
生活并不總是一帆風(fēng)順，這是明擺著的事實。
近義：simple, uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, facile
反義：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 短促的敲打（聲）;爆震聲;敲擊聲;敲門（或窗等）聲;
vi. 猛烈敲擊;與某物相撞;撞到了桌子;
vt. （心）怦怦跳;把…撞擊成（某種狀態(tài)）;批評;
?? 敲打你“腦殼”（諧音）
"a knock on the door"
敲門
近義：hit, knuckle, pound, bat, beat, bonk
adv. （坐、倒、躺）下;向下;（表示范圍或順序的限度）下至;
prep. （從高處）向下;（表示位置）在…的下方;（表示方向）沿著…向下;（表示時間）自…以來;
adj. 向下的;沮喪的;計算機或計算機系統(tǒng)停機;（以…）落后于對手的;
n. （鳥的）絨羽;絨毛;軟毛;汗毛;
vt. 放下;（尤指大口或快速地）喝下;使摔倒;擊落（敵機等）;
vi. [常用于祈使句中]下去;下來;臥倒;下降;
?? 音“鐺”，鐺的一聲向下 落
"Calm down! Don't get so agitated."
冷靜下來！別那么激動。
近義：lint, fluff, fuzz, ingurgitate, quaff, swallow
反義：above, overhead, upstairs, upward, upwards, aloft
n. 鋼，鋼鐵;鋼制品;兵器;鋼鐵工業(yè);
vt. 包上或鍍上鋼;使堅定;
adj. 鋼制的;鋼鐵業(yè)的;堅強的;[色彩]青灰色的;
?? steal-steel:偷 鋼
"They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry."
他們討論了困擾鋼鐵工業(yè)的問題。
近義：indurate, inure, mold, mould, shape, temper
反義：melt, mollify, move, placate, subdue, touch
n. 皮，皮革;皮革制品;
vt. 用皮革包蓋;（口）（用皮帶等）抽打;制成皮，蒙上皮;
adj. 皮的，皮革的，皮革制的;
?? l+eather(weather):天氣一晴，把 皮革制品拿到外面曬曬
"a pair of black leather boots"
一雙黑皮靴