My son, observe the postage stamp! Its usefulness depends upon its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.

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observe [?b'z?v] 詞頻1 詞根: ob
vt.& vi. 觀(guān)察;研究; vt. 遵守;觀(guān)察;慶祝; vi. 注意;說(shuō);評(píng)述;當(dāng)觀(guān)察員;
?? ob加強(qiáng)動(dòng)作+serve服務(wù),保持→一直保持→遵守,引申為觀(guān)察
"Let's observe a minute's silence in memory of the dead."
讓我們?yōu)樗勒哽o默一分鐘.
近義:note, notice, perceive, watch, twig, feel 反義:neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight
postage ['post?d?] 詞頻2 詞根: pos
n. 郵費(fèi),郵資;
?? post郵件,郵政+age錢(qián);狀態(tài) →郵資
"All letters must be stamped with the correct postage."
任何信件都應(yīng)該按所需郵資貼郵票.
近義:prepayment, stamp, stamps, franking
ability [?'b?l?ti] 詞頻2
n. 能力,資格;能耐,才能;
?? -ability 后綴,表示能力,合適性##-ility 后綴;表示”意義,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
該系統(tǒng)能夠同時(shí)運(yùn)行一個(gè)以上的程序。
近義:aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness 反義:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
stamp [st?mp] 詞頻1 詞根: 站立
n. 郵票;標(biāo)志,印記;跺腳;特征; vt. 蓋章于…;貼郵票于…;標(biāo)記;用腳踩踏; vi. 搗碎;跺腳;
?? 郵票是(s)他(ta)們(m)騙(p)來(lái)的 網(wǎng)友:馬 勝 敏 補(bǔ)充:1:誰(shuí)相信郵票是(s)他(ta)的?又沒(méi)有明(m)顯的憑(p)證。 2:街上(st)有一個(gè)(
"Parliament is seen as a rubber stamp for decisions made elsewhere."
議會(huì)被看作橡皮圖章,只會(huì)批準(zhǔn)他人的決定。
近義:legalize, authenticate, seal, sign, validate, visa 反義:abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, quash, repeal
usefulness [['ju:sfulnis]] 詞頻5
n. 有用, 有益\\n[經(jīng)] 有用, 有用性
近義:helpfulness, profitableness, purposefulness, service, serviceability, serviceableness 反義:incompetence, ineffectiveness, otiosity, pointlessness, unusefulness, fruitlessness
upon [?'pɑn] 詞頻1
prep. 在…上面;當(dāng)…時(shí)候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國(guó)王賜給他的頭銜。
近義:above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er

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