I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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pron. 每人,人人;大伙兒;各位;
?? every每個 +body 人→ pron.每人,人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一聲令下, 大家就一起用槳把船撐離河岸.
近義:each, all, everyone
n. 真理;真相,事實;忠實,忠誠;現實,現實性;
?? tru相信,真實+th抽象名詞 →事實,真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
v. 想要;希望;打算;需要…在場;
n. 需要的東西;缺少;貧窮;
?? 因為want 所以want 東西
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些證據以后才提出控告。
近義:intend, like, mean, seek, will, wish
反義:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
adv. 大約;旋轉;到處,四處;在周圍;
prep. 圍繞;在附近;前后,左右;在…周圍;
?? 前綴:a 表示加強意義
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大約是五點鐘到的。
近義:about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout
vt. 告訴,說;辨別;吩咐;講述;
vt.& vi. 分辨,辨別;告訴,吩咐;泄漏;保證;
vi. 泄密,告發;(顏色、聲音等)顯示;識別;
n. [考古學](古代村落遺址堆積而成的)臺形土墩;[方言]講的話;談話;傳聞;
?? 他告訴(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反義:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil