There is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.
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adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴厲地,粗魯地;
?? hard艱難 + ly...地→ ad.幾乎不,簡直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個資本主義大廈,這是不可能的。
近義:approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反義:just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
pron. 任何人;任何一個;誰;
?? any任何+one一個→任何一個
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長的工人的適應能力和學習速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。
近義:any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
vt. 廣播;播放;使廣為人知;尤指用手播(種);
vi. 播放節目;參加電臺、電視節目的演出;發送傳遞信號,傳播;
n. 廣播;電臺、電視節目;播放時間;播種;
adj. 廣播的;播音的;廣泛散布的;
?? broad寬廣+cast投射→廣播, 播音
"to broadcast on long wave"
用長波播送
近義:noise, outspread, preach, publicise, publicize, ballyhoo
vt. 使驚奇;突襲;意外發現;
n. 驚喜,驚奇;意外的事;
?? sur突然+prise拿住,抓住→突然被抓住→吃驚
"The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise."
低通貨膨脹與低失業的同時出現是一大驚喜。
近義:maze, astonish, astound, stagger, startle, daunt
反義:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
n. 恐怖,可怕的事物;嫌惡,痛恨;討厭的人或事;〈口〉非常丑惡;
?? horr(tremble)+or(名詞后綴)→恐怖;戰栗;極度憎惡
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那個小淘氣鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近義:horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright
反義:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
adj. 性的,有性別的;性欲的;生殖的;[生]有性的;
"Dr Puts is looking at how sexual selection gave rise to certain human traits."
普茨博士一直在探討性選擇如何提升人類的某些特質。
近義:sex
反義:sexless, agamic