I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.
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adj. 無聊的，無趣的;令人厭煩的;單調(diào)的，乏味的;
n. 鉆孔;鉆屑;
v. 令人厭煩(bore的現(xiàn)在分詞);
?? bor無聊 + ing 名詞后綴，表狀態(tài) → 令人厭煩的,乏味的,無聊的
"She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs."
她不得不款待當(dāng)?shù)匾恍o聊的大人物。
近義：perforating, perforation, piercing, punching, drilling, humdrum
反義：important, absorbing
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動(dòng)物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 活（著）的;現(xiàn)存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生計(jì);生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的現(xiàn)在分詞);居住;以…為生;（按照規(guī)矩）管理生活;
?? liv生活+ing名詞后綴 → 生活，生計(jì)
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住條件極為惡劣。
近義：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
n. 面容;表面;臉;方面;
vt.& vi. 面對;面向…;正視;承認(rèn);
vt. （感到不能）對付;（明知不好辦而）交談;必須對付（某情況）;面臨…;
?? face=fac表示臉、面 → 臉；表面；外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
聞到這令人作嘔的氣味,他皺眉蹙額.
近義：tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反義：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
n. 電視，電視機(jī);電視節(jié)目;電視業(yè);
?? tele遠(yuǎn)，電+vis看+ion表名詞 →看電視要離遠(yuǎn)點(diǎn) → 電視（機(jī)）
"the adverts on television"
電視廣告
近義：t.v., tv, gogglebox
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待;
vi. 思辯;考慮;構(gòu)想;回憶;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想（think）該如何感謝（thank）他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去，他們就會(huì)認(rèn)為你不合群。
近義：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate