Howard Hughes was able to afford the luxury of madness, like a man who not only thinks he is Napoleon but hires an army to prove it.
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afford [?'f?rd] 詞頻1
vt. 買得起;擔(dān)負(fù)得起;提供;給予;
?? af一再+ford拿出→一再拿出→買得起
"Can we afford a new car?"
我們買得起一輛新車嗎?
近義:minister, offer, award, present, procure, proffer 反義:limit, narrow, prohibit, qualify, reduce, restrain
luxury ['l?ɡ??ri] 詞頻2 詞根: 光線
n. 奢侈,豪華;奢侈品,美食,美衣;樂趣,享受;不常有的樂趣(或享受、優(yōu)勢); adj. 奢華的,豪華的;
?? luxu+ry(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→奢侈(品)
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪華郵輪
近義:sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness 反義:homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
army ['ɑrmi] 詞頻1 詞根: arm
n. 軍隊(duì);陸軍;團(tuán)體;野戰(zhàn)軍;
?? arm 武器
"The police had backup from the army."
警方得到了軍方的增援。
近義:legion, levy, military, militia, posse, battalion
able ['eibl] 詞頻1
adj. 能夠的;有能力的;有才干的;干練的;
?? 阿(a)爸(b)樂(le)是 有能力的表現(xiàn) 網(wǎng)友:悟理 agitate 英語天才 補(bǔ)充:一個(gè)(a)有能力的伯樂(b le) 背英語AB快樂的人是有能力的
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項(xiàng)工作你得會(huì)說法語。
近義:apt, artful, proficient, qualified, skilful, skilled 反義:heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, awkward
madness [['m?dnis]] 詞頻3
n. 瘋狂, 愚蠢的行為\\n[醫(yī)] 狂, 瘋狂
近義:insanity, lunacy, raving, battiness, craze, craziness 反義:judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
prove [pru:v] 詞頻1 詞根: 證明
vt. 證明,證實(shí);[法]驗(yàn)證,檢定;顯示; vi. 顯示出,證明是;
"This will prove to the world that we are right."
這將向全世界證明我們是對(duì)的.
近義:illustrate, ascertain, show, verify, certify, check 反義:impugn, negate, object, oppose, oppugn, query

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