You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 面容;表面;臉;方面;
vt.& vi. 面對(duì);面向…;正視;承認(rèn);
vt. （感到不能）對(duì)付;（明知不好辦而）交談;必須對(duì)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
adj. 向后的;反向的;怯生生的;落后的;
adv. 向后地;相反地;回溯地;
?? back后邊+ward向... →向后的
"Because of his long illness, Tom is backward in his studies."
因?yàn)闇烽L(zhǎng)期生病, 所以在學(xué)習(xí)中成績(jī)落后.
近義：lagging, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unprogressive, backwards, atavic
v. 落下;跌倒;減少;淪陷;
n. 落下;瀑布;秋天;減少;
?? 所有的(all)的樹(shù)葉落下(fall)來(lái),秋天(fall)到了 網(wǎng)友：wangqidong 補(bǔ)充：(f)風(fēng)把(all)所有的樹(shù)葉吹下來(lái)，秋天(fall)到了
"Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate."
有幾個(gè)因素已被援引來(lái)說(shuō)明出生率降低的原因。
近義：plonk, slump, decline, decrease, descend, diminish
反義：arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise
adj. 平的;單調(diào)的;不景氣的;干脆的;
adv. （尤指貼著另一表面）平直地;斷然地;水平地;直接地，完全地;
n. 平地;公寓;平面;
vt. 使變平;[音樂(lè)]使（音調(diào)）下降，尤指降半音;
vi. 逐漸變平;[音樂(lè)]以降調(diào)唱（或奏）;
?? l(一根管子)+fat(胖):用一根管子對(duì)你 對(duì)氣你就變胖了- 吹氣
"They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat."
他們抱怨樓上發(fā)出的噪音太大。
近義：blowout, apartment, level, plain, bare, smooth
反義：irregular, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, asymmetrical, rough
vt.& vi. （使）傾斜，屈身;
vt. 倚;依賴;使斜靠;使變瘦;
adj. 瘦的;貧瘠的;簡(jiǎn)潔的;精干的;
n. 瘦肉;傾向;傾斜;傾斜度;
vi. 傾向于（某種觀點(diǎn)、意見(jiàn)或態(tài)度等）（與to 或 toward連用）;
?? 強(qiáng)盜勒(le)令俺(an) 靠墻而立 網(wǎng)友：yqy 補(bǔ)充：l（墻壁，象形）＋ean（mean）：意思倚靠墻壁存在；“令”（諧音）：強(qiáng)盜勒(le)令俺(an)靠墻
"The seats have no back against which to lean."
這些座位都沒(méi)有靠背可倚.
近義：recline, repose, rest, sway, tilt, careen
反義：heave, hoist, lift, make, peak, rear
prep. （表示方向）越過(guò);（部份或全部覆蓋）在…上面;由于;（表示論及）關(guān)于;
adv. 結(jié)束;再;（倒）下;從一邊至另一邊;
adj. 過(guò)去的;外面的;在上的;上級(jí)的;
n. 額外;剩余;剩余（或多余）的量;剩余物;
int. [電信學(xué)]報(bào)文完，請(qǐng)回復(fù)！;
vt. 走過(guò)，跳過(guò);[美國(guó)方言]從…恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái);
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對(duì)核能的態(tài)度來(lái)了個(gè)180度的大轉(zhuǎn)變。
近義：above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反義：under, below, beneath