I would rather spend an hour among the notorious than two minutes with the dull.
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spend [sp?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: sp-
vt.& vi. 用錢,花錢; vt. 花費;消耗;花(時間);度過; n. (為某目的或某段時間內的)花銷,花費,開銷;
?? s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花費;耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個小時。
近義:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain 反義:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
notorious [no't?r??s] 詞頻4 詞根: not
adj. 臭名昭著的;臭名遠揚的;聲名狼藉的;惡名昭著;
?? not知道,注意+orious多…的→多得惹人注意的 → 惡名昭著的
"The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions."
這個國家因監獄狀況惡劣而臭名遠揚。
近義:arrant, seedy, sleazy, disreputable, egregious, noted 反義:illustrious, leading, noted, outstanding, prominent, remarkable
rather ['r?e?] 詞頻1
adv. 稍微,有點;相當,頗;寧愿;相反地; int. 當然啦,怎么不;
?? 她的(her)老鼠(rat) 相當肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的話,我寧愿今晚出去.
近義:heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
hour ['a??] 詞頻1
n. 小時,鐘頭;時間,時刻;固定時間;課時;
"The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour."
在上下班高峰時間,城市的交通混亂不堪。
近義:time, date
among [?'m??] 詞頻1
prep. (表示牽涉)經過;(表示位置)處在…中;(表示范圍)在…之內;(表示所屬)為…所特有;
"a house among the trees"
樹林中的一座房子
近義:twixt, between, betwixt, amid, amidst, amongst
dull [d?l] 詞頻2 詞根: /d?/
adj. 鈍的;遲鈍的;呆滯的;陰暗的; v. 緩和;減輕;使陰暗;
?? 杜甫(du)智商只有11,是 白癡
"Life in a small town could be deadly dull."
小城鎮的生活可能會非常沒意思。
近義:boggle, numb, bleak, colourless, colorless, drab 反義:hone, point, strap, strop, taper, whet

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