People care more about being thought to have taste than about being good, clever, or amiable.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 和藹可親的;溫和的;
?? ami=am愛+able…的→能〔被〕愛的→親切的,和藹的,友善的
"an amiable tone of voice"
親切的聲調
近義:hearty, approachable, kind, likable, lovable, loving
v. 關心;擔心;照顧;喜愛;
n. 照顧;小心;憂慮;
?? 鐮刀(c)是(are)要好好 照料的
"an ambulatory care service"
流動護理服務
近義:nursing, mind, worry, heedfulness, precaution, prevention
n. 思想;想法;關心;思索;
v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認為;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反義:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
n. 體驗;滋味;味覺;風味;
vt.& vi. 嘗,品嘗;
vt. 吃;喝;淺嘗;
vi. 嘗味;略進(飲食);(少量地)吃;有某種味道;
"In a consumer taste test, Coke went up against Pepsi."
在一次消費者品嘗測驗中, 可口可樂與百事可樂交鋒了.
近義:relish, sample, savor, savour, try, sapidity
反義:insipidity, insipidness, unpalatableness, vapidity, blandness, jejuneness
adj. 聰明的,靈巧的;英俊的,風采優雅的;性情溫良的;油腔滑調的;
"How clever of you to work it out!"
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近義:incisive, insightful, keen, sharp, trenchant, ingenious
反義:heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, awkward