Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.
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adj. 有雄心的;有野心的;費力的;耗資的;
?? amb大+it行走+ious形容詞后綴 → 大步向前走的 → 有雄心的
"a fiercely ambitious young manager"
雄心勃勃的年輕經理
近義:aspiring, materialistic, avaricious, possessive, pushful, thrusting
反義:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
adj. 不停的,持續不斷的;無盡無休;
?? in不+cess停+ant...的 → 無窮無盡的
"We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon."
從昨天下午開始就持續不斷地下雪.
近義:lasting, persistent, steady, sustained, unbroken, unceasing
反義:terminable, exhaustible
n. 焦慮,憂慮;切望,渴望;令人焦慮的事;掛念;
?? anxi苦惱,焦慮+ety狀態 →焦慮,渴望
"Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety."
安定劑通常用于治療焦躁。
近義:anxiousness, apprehension, longing, misery, misgiving, pang
反義:imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
n. 輪子;旋轉;Wheels 汽車;有…輪子的汽車(或自行車等);
vi. 轉動,旋轉;突然轉變方向;
vt. 推;拉(車);使變換方向;(使)迅速轉身;
?? 模仿 車輪的聲音 武漢(wh)推土機(eel)-(聯想轉動的) 輪子
"A rotary telephone has a wheel with holes for each number."
轉盤式電話有個帶眼的輪子.
近義:revolve, roll, rotate, slew, slue, spin
n. 籠子;牢房;升降車;[棒]練球場;
vt. 把…關入牢中;把…關進籠內;把(冰球等)打入球門;
?? 看見(c)老年人(age)被關在 籠了里 擦(ca)鴿(ge) 籠
"wire mesh over the door of the cage"
罩在籠子門上的鐵絲網
近義:imprison, jail, mew, coop, birdcage, imprisonment
n. 鏈子,鏈條;連鎖,連續;拘束;連鎖店或旅館系列的事物;
vt. 用鐵鏈鎖住;監禁,束縛;
?? 表鏈拆(chai)哪(n)兒了?
"a short length of chain"
一截短鏈條
近義:join, link, oppress, shackle, catenate, enchain
反義:manumit, unshackle, unshoe, deliver, emancipate