The youthful sparkle in Ronald Reagan's eyes is caused by his contact lenses, which he keeps highly polished.
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adj. 年輕的,有朝氣的;青年的;早期的;年輕氣盛的;
?? youth年輕,青春+ful形容詞后綴 → 年輕的,有青春活力
"Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years."
她的活力與年輕美貌使人看不出她有65歲了。
近義:juvenile, young, boyish, yeasty
反義:oldish, senile, decrepit, aged, aging, elderly
vi. 閃耀,閃爍;活躍,煥發活力和才智;
n. 光亮;活力;
?? spark星火+le動詞后綴 →發火花
"There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light."
當她的鉆石戒指遇到光時,有陣突然的閃耀.
近義:incandesce, radiate, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sizzle
反義:dim
n. 接觸;觸點;[醫](傳染病)接觸人;門路;
vt. 使接觸;與…聯系;與…通訊(或通話);
vi. 聯系,接觸;
?? con共同+tact接觸→共同接觸 → 接觸;聯系
"I don't have much contact with my uncle."
我和叔父甚少聯系。
近義:reach, touch, nexus, relations, relationship, ties
adv. 高度地;極,非常;非常贊許地;
"It is highly regrettable that the minister cannot be here in person."
很遺憾,部長不能親自出席.
近義:loftily, most, vitally, jolly, damned, elevatedly
反義:incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly
polished
['p?li?t]
adj. 磨光的,擦亮的;完美的,精良的;優雅的;
v. 使光滑,擦亮(polish的過去式和過去分詞);
"The boxer polished off his opponent in the first round."
那個拳擊手在第一個回合就把他的對手擊倒了.
近義:sleek, burnished, glace, waxed, frosted, ground
反義:abrasive, asperous, rough, tart, coarse