We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe.
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adj. 警惕的,警覺的;警戒的;機警;
?? vigil=vig生命+ant...的→有生命的→警惕的
"A pilot must remain vigilant at all times."
飛行員必須隨時保持警惕。
近義:mindful, attentive, awake, aware, wakeful, wary
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記:反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成,五人反對,兩人棄權。
近義:athwart, agin
n. 表現,表示,表達;表情,臉色,態度,腔調,聲調;[數]式,符號;詞句,語句,措辭,說法;
?? ex出來+press擠壓+ion名詞后綴 →表達;表情
"He listened to her story with a stony expression."
他帶著冷漠的表情聽她講經歷.
近義:idiom, aphorism, articulation, locution, maxim, phrase
反義:still, stillness, quietness
adv. 永恒地, 常常
近義:perpetually, ceaselessly, e'er, enduringly, ever, everlastingly
反義:ne'er, nevermore, e'er, ever
vt. 檢查,核對;制止,抑制;在…上打勾;
vi. 核實,查核;中止;打勾;[象棋]將一軍;
n. <美>支票;制止,抑制;檢驗,核對;
?? che(車)+ck(開):把車打開,仔細 檢查
"The President was given a blank check by Congress to continue the war."
國會授予總統全權可繼續這場戰爭。
近義:inspect, ascertain, prove, revise, verify, vouch
vt. 憎恨,厭惡(某人、某事物);[口]極不喜歡(某事物);
"I loathe modern art."
我很不喜歡現代藝術。
近義:recant, repel, repudiate, scorn, scunner, contemn
反義:idolize, worship, cherish, adore