Charm and nothing but charm at last grows a little tiresome. It's a relief then to deal with a man who isn't quite so delightful but a little more sincere.

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charm [t?ɑrm] 詞頻1 詞根: 吟唱
n. 魔力;魅力;咒文;(表鏈等的)小裝飾品; vt. 使陶醉;誘惑;對…行魔法;令人陶醉;
?? charm- 表示”高興”
"a man of great charm"
富有魅力的男人
近義:magnetize, attract, seduce, tantalize, tempt, voodoo 反義:disillusionize, disillusionise, disenthrall, defraud, disappoint, discontent
tiresome ['ta??s?m] 詞頻4 詞根: tire
adj. 令人生厭的;無聊的;
?? tire=tired厭倦的+some....的 →令人厭倦的
"Buying a house can be a very tiresome business."
買房子會是件很麻煩的事。
近義:humdrum, insufferable, irksome, arid, irritating, lethal 反義:kindly, assenting, manageable, sociable, tractable, yielding
relief [r?'lif] 詞頻2 詞根: lev
n. 寬慰,安心;免除,減輕;救援物資;代班人;
?? re再+lief提高,變輕 → 減輕,輕松
"It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing."
渡過洶涌澎湃的大海回到陸地后使人長舒一口氣。
近義:help, lessening, letup, lull, assuagement, mitigation 反義:heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration
last [l?st] 詞頻1 詞根: /l?/
n. 末尾;最后;上個;鞋楦(做鞋的模型); vt. 經受住;到…之后;夠用;足夠維持(尤指某段時間); adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的; vi. 持續; adv. 上一次,最近一次;最后;
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在剛過去的七月,雙方簽訂了和平條約。
近義:live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost 反義:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
little ['l?tl] 詞頻1
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的; adv. 不多,略微;少許,一點;短時間地; n. (表示否定)微少;沒有多少;短時間; det. (數量上)微少的,少到幾乎沒有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny 反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
deal [dil] 詞頻1
vt. [牌戲]分;分配;經營;施予; n. (一筆)交易;許多;待遇;發牌; vi. 論述;(有效地或成功地)處理;懲處;交易; adj. 冷杉木制的,松木制的;
"Don't worry; the deal was completely above board."
別擔心,交易是完全合法的。
近義:give, behave, act, demean, deport, negotiation 反義:object, rebut, vary, differ, disaccord, disagree

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