War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 奢侈,豪華;奢侈品,美食,美衣;樂(lè)趣,享受;不常有的樂(lè)趣(或享受、優(yōu)勢(shì));
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
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
vi. 變?yōu)椋蔀?變得;變成;
vt. 適合,適宜;相稱,相當(dāng);變成;發(fā)生;
?? be(upon)+come→變?yōu)椋怀蔀?=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個(gè)突然變得陌生而危險(xiǎn)的世界里,他是她唯一的守護(hù)神。
近義:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義:remain, keep, stay, get
adj. 小的;難為情的;低級(jí)的,卑劣的;細(xì)微的,微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 細(xì)小部分,腰部;瑣碎東西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
這些顆粒聚結(jié)形成較大的團(tuán)。
近義:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital