Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them.
— John Ruskin  ·  Writing

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reader ['rid?] 詞頻1
n. 讀者，朗讀者;讀本;講讀者，講師;審稿人;
?? read讀+er人 →讀者
"Too , the reader will find in this book many interesting illustrations."
讀者還能在書(shū)中看到許多有趣的插圖.
近義：collection, compendium, compilation, digest, anthology, scanner
certainly ['s?tnli] 詞頻1 詞根: cert
adv. 無(wú)疑;當(dāng)然;確定;肯定;
?? certain確實(shí)的+ly副詞后綴，…地 → 確實(shí)地，一定地，當(dāng)然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定會(huì)時(shí)刻睜大眼睛提防他的行為。
近義：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely 反義：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
misunderstand [,m?s?nd?'st?nd] 詞頻5 詞根: mis
vt. 誤會(huì)，誤解;曲解;
?? mis錯(cuò)誤，壞+understand理解→誤解
"She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her."
她不再害怕他們會(huì)誤解她了.
近義：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread 反義：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
possible ['pɑs?bl] 詞頻1 詞根: 放置
adj. 可能的;可接受的;合理的，可以允許的;不壞的; n. 可能性，潛在性;可能的人物，可能有的事;最高分;
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"It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement."
想必他們可以達(dá)成協(xié)議.
近義：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open 反義：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
sure [??r] 詞頻1
adj. 確信的，確實(shí)的;有把握的;無(wú)疑的;一定的; adv. 當(dāng)然;確實(shí)地;無(wú)疑地;
"Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard."
務(wù)必使擱架與櫥柜頂端對(duì)齊。
近義：inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indefectible, indisputable, indubitable 反義：hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive
skip [sk?p] 詞頻3
vi. 跳;跳繩;悄悄溜走;快速轉(zhuǎn)移; vt. 略過(guò);跳過(guò);漏過(guò);不做（應(yīng)做的事等）; n. 跳，蹦跳;廢料桶（裝工地廢料，由卡車拖走）;跳躍;
"You may skip through a book, reading only those passages concerned."
你可以跳讀一本書(shū), 只揀那些有關(guān)的段落讀一下即可.
近義：omit, pass, hop, jump, leap, saltation 反義：realize, accommodate, consider, recall, reminisce, retrospect

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