Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.
— Robert Byrne
· Time
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n. 事件，形勢;東西，事物;家伙;事業;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 浪費，白費，揮霍錢財;廢料，廢品，廢物;荒地，荒蕪;消耗（量），損耗;
vt.& vi. 徒勞;（使）損耗;（使）消瘦;浪費;
vt. 破壞;干掉;（游戲或比賽中）大勝;
adj. 廢棄的， 無用的， 荒蕪的;
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"I consigned her letter to the waste basket."
我把她的信丟進了廢紙簍。
近義：lose, miss, lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle
反義：avail, utilise, utilize, sparingness, thrift, economy
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次;
vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準（機械的）速度;撥準（鐘、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期（付款）的;
int. [體育]時間到，（一場或一局等的）比賽時限，暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
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"Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life."