To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.
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n. 悲痛;危難,不幸;貧困;[法]扣押財物;
vt. 使痛苦,使憂傷;[法]扣押(財物);使貧困;
?? di(apart)+stress(draw tight)→使痛苦;迫使;痛苦;憂愁;窮困
"The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress."
報上的文章給這位演員帶來極大的痛苦。
近義:heartache, heartbreak, pang, throe, affliction, agony
反義:inspirit, please, pleasure, cheer, joy, delectate
n. 人,人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
vt. 解除;緩解;換班;(去廁所的一種委婉說法)方便;
?? re再+lieve提高,變輕→再輕→減輕
"She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life."
她天天靠看電視來解悶兒。
近義:heal, lighten, assuage, mitigate, palliate, quell
反義:appal, appall, astonish, astound, oppress, overburden
n. 憐憫;同情;可惜的事;憾事;
vt. 對…表示憐憫;對…感到同情;
?? 鼻涕(諧音): 同情他人,眼淚鼻涕一起流 掉進坑(pit)里的老外(y)讓人 同情 網友:馬 勝 敏 補充:1:可惜的事情發生了,我新買的皮鞋(pi)在石頭上踢
"What he felt was more akin to pity than love."
他感受到的更像憐憫,而不是愛。
近義:commiserate, leniency, mercy, ruth, sorriness, sympathy
反義:heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage