JEALOUS, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
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adj. 妒忌的;羨慕的;精心守護(hù)的;吃醋的;
?? jeal=zeal熱心+ous形容詞后綴→對(duì)…熱心而得不到→妒忌
"Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away."
彼得過(guò)分嫉妒的舉止令他的妻子想離他而去.
近義：clutching, envious
反義：orthodox, academic, square, straight, traditional, complaisant
n. 保存，保留;保護(hù);防腐;維護(hù)，保持;
?? pre預(yù)先+serv保持+ation名詞后綴 → 保存
"The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order."
警察負(fù)責(zé)維持法律與秩序.
近義：husbandry, keeping, maintenance, preserval, preserving, upkeep
unduly
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adv. 不適當(dāng)?shù)?過(guò)分地;過(guò)度地;不相稱地;
"He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect."
他的口氣聽(tīng)上去對(duì)前景并不十分擔(dān)憂。
近義：immoderately, incorrectly, inordinately, overly, overmuch, excessively
反義：incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly
a. 關(guān)心的, 有關(guān)的, 參與的, 擔(dān)心的
近義：anxious, nervous, preoccupied, qualmish, troubled, uneasy
反義：insouciant, lighthearted, slapdash, unconcerned, unmindful, untroubled
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遺失，失去（ lose的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞）;（使）失去（所需要的東西，尤指錢）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）損失;浪費(fèi);
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我沒(méi)有站穩(wěn)，仰面摔倒。
近義：mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift
反義：discovered, safe
adj. 值得的;有…的價(jià)值;等值的;有…的財(cái)產(chǎn);
n. 財(cái)富，財(cái)產(chǎn);價(jià)值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每題為20分。
近義：merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness
反義：insignificance, slightness, insignificancy
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"MAGPIE, n. A bird whose thievish disposition suggested to someone that it might be taught to talk."