Words are such small things, like confetti in the brain, and yet they are color and clarify everything, they can stain the mind or warp the feelings.
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vt.& vi. 使清楚,澄清;
vt. (尤指通過加熱使黃油)純凈;說明;使(頭腦、神智等)清醒;
vi. (液體)變得澄清;凈化;變得清楚;
?? clar清楚+ify表動詞 → 澄清,弄清
"I am happy to clarify any points that are still unclear."
我愿意說明任何仍然不清楚的地方.
近義:illuminate, manifest, resolve, clear, elucidate, evince
反義:intrigue, misdirect, misguide, misinform, mislead, mystify
vi. 弄臟;污染;被玷污;
vt. 玷污,染污;敗壞(名聲);給…染色;
n. 污點;瑕疵;著色劑;色斑;
?? s(dis的簡型)+tain(to dye染色)→染污;污點
"I hope it doesn't stain the carpet."
希望它別把地毯弄臟。
近義:maculate, attaint, smear, smirch, soil, speckle
n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,頭腦,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,決心,見解,意見;記憶,記性,記憶力,回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;開會;介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
adj. 小的;難為情的;低級的,卑劣的;細微的,微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 細小部分,腰部;瑣碎東西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
這些顆粒聚結形成較大的團。
近義:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 腦;智慧;聰明的人;(群體中)最聰明的人;
vt. 打破…的腦袋;打…的頭部;
?? b(不)+rain(雨): 大腦不(b)會進水(rain)
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
墜入愛河必已使你神魂顛倒。
近義:brains, cerebrum, encephalon, cerebral