All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
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n. 進步;前進;[生物學]進化;(向更高方向)增長;
v. (使)進步,(使)進行;發(fā)展;促進;
vi. 發(fā)展;(向更高方向)增進;
?? pro向前,在前+gress走→向前走
"She watched the cow's ponderous progress."
她看著牛遲緩地向前走著。
近義:improve, unfold, advance, develop, evolve, gestate
反義:pullback, pullout, recoil, retirement, walkout, withdrawal
adj. 普遍的,一般的;通用的,萬能的;全世界的;宇宙的;
n. [邏輯學]全稱命題;[哲學]一般概念;一般性;
?? uni 一個 + vers=versus轉(zhuǎn)變 + al 具有...性質(zhì)的 →變成一個的→ adj. 普遍的, 全體的
"Education should be a universal right and not a privilege."
教育應(yīng)當是全民的權(quán)利而非某部分人特別享有的。
近義:general, gp, oecumenical, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, overall
adj. 天生的;特有的,固有的;內(nèi)在的,直覺的;
?? in進+nate出生的 →生來的;天然的
"the innate conservatism of older people"
老年人固有的保守性
近義:inborn, inbred, inbuilt, ingenerate, congenital, born
n. 有機體;生物體;微生物;有機體系,有機組織;
?? organ器官+ism主義 →有機體
"The army is an extremely complex organism."
軍隊是一個極其復雜的組織.
近義:institution, organ, organisation, organization, body, agency
反義:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
n. 收入,進款;進來的動作;進入;
?? in 向內(nèi),進入 + come來 → n.收入;收益;進款
"Who will be the main beneficiary of the cuts in income tax?"
削減所得稅的主要受益者將是誰?
近義:interest, proceeds, profit, rental, rents, returns
反義:outgo, outlay, spending, cost, debit, defrayal
prep. 在…上面;當…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義:above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er