There is nothing in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and he who considers price only is that man's lawful prey.

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prey [pre] 詞頻2
n. 被捕食的動物;捕食(習性);受害者;受騙者; vi. 捕食;(疾病等)使人慢慢衰弱;折磨;(人)靠欺詐為生;
?? prey(prey)→掠食;犧牲者;捕食;掠奪
"the relationship between predator and prey"
捕食性動物與獵物之間的關系
近義:hunt, chase, kill, quarry, sport, catch
world [w?ld] 詞頻1
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句(l)話(word)講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
little ['l?tl] 詞頻1
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的; adv. 不多,略微;少許,一點;短時間地; n. (表示否定)微少;沒有多少;短時間; det. (數量上)微少的,少到幾乎沒有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny 反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
worse [w?s] 詞頻2
adj. 更壞的;惡化的;更厲害的;嚴重的( bad,ill,badly的比較級); adv. 更壞地,更糟地;(程度上)更…; n. 更壞的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房間很糟糕,吃的更差。
近義:lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful 反義:higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper
sell [sel] 詞頻1
vt.& vi. 賣,售;使好賣;使接受,使贊成;銷售; vt. 經銷;推銷;出賣;欺騙; n. 銷售;欺騙;失望;推銷術; vi. 賣;出售;受歡迎;有銷路;
"Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car."
在當地報紙登一則廣告來出售你的汽車。
近義:merchandise, merchandize, retail, vend, flog, expend 反義:obtain, procure, purchase, secure, acquire, get
price [pra?s] 詞頻1 詞根: 價值
n. 價格,價錢;代價;價值;賞金; vt. 標價;定價;問…的價格;給…定價;
?? 平(p) 價大米(rice)不貴
"This pass enables me to travel half - price on trains."
我用這張通行證可以半價乘火車.
近義:appraise, appreciate, assess, quote, rate, value

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