When we have become free, we need not go mad and throw up society and rush off to die in the forest or the cave; we shall remain where we were, only we shall understand the whole thing.
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n. 社會(huì);上流社會(huì);社團(tuán);社群;
adj. 上流社會(huì)的,社交界的;
?? socie=social社會(huì)+ty表名詞 → 社會(huì),社團(tuán)
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會(huì)憎惡種族主義。
近義:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. 洞穴;〈方〉地窖;
vt.& vi. (使)塌陷,倒塌;暗中破壞;
vi. 屈服;
?? cav洞+e → 山洞,洞穴,窯洞
"a dark dank cave"
陰暗潮濕的洞穴
近義:dig, excavate, cavern, crypt, den, dugout
n. 剩余物,殘骸;殘余;遺跡;遺體;
vi. 留下;保持;留待;依然;
vi.& link-v. 擱置;剩余,剩下;逗留;終屬,歸于;
?? re回+main逗留→回來(lái)留下→剩余
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當(dāng)?shù)匾晃徊辉竿嘎缎彰钠髽I(yè)家捐贈(zèng)的。
近義:keep, stay, get, persevere, hold, continue
反義:vary, alter
vt.& vi. 懂,理解;
vt. 了解;默認(rèn);聽說(shuō);領(lǐng)會(huì);
?? under(under)+stand→懂;了解;通曉;認(rèn)為
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那僅僅是近似值。
近義:ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反義:misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
vi. 變?yōu)椋蔀?變得;變成;
vt. 適合,適宜;相稱,相當(dāng);變成;發(fā)生;
?? be(upon)+come→變?yōu)椋怀蔀?=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個(gè)突然變得陌生而危險(xiǎn)的世界里,他是她唯一的守護(hù)神。
近義:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義:remain, keep, stay, get
adj. 自由的;免費(fèi)的;免稅的;空閑的;
adv. 免費(fèi)地;自由地,無(wú)拘束地;一帆風(fēng)順地;
vt. 免除;釋放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我讓他在這件事情上放手干.
近義:liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反義:immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew