PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors.

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superior [su'p?r??] 詞頻1 詞根: superus
adj. (級別、地位)較高的;(在質(zhì)量等方面)較好的;(數(shù)量)較多的;上等的; n. 上級;較好的人[事物],優(yōu)勝者;修道院院長;方丈;
?? super在上面+ior表形容詞,較...的 →在上面的,超越的
"vastly superior"
強得多
近義:head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher 反義:servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
patriot ['petr??t] 詞頻3 詞根: pater
n. 愛國者,愛國主義者;
?? patri祖,祖國+ot名詞字尾,表示人 →愛祖國者,愛國主義者
"The patriot's voice trembled from the fervo ( u ) r of his emotion."
這位愛國者由于感情 激昂 而聲音發(fā)抖.
part [pɑ:t] 詞頻1 詞根: 部分
n. 部分;零件;參加;地區(qū); vt. 使分裂;拆移;使分開; vi. 分開;分離;分岔; adv. 不完全地,部分地; adj. 不完全的,部分的;
"The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished."
計劃的第一部分已順利完成。
近義:section, segment, split, divide, fragment, secede 反義:whole, entirety, off, outright, plumb, quite
seem [sim] 詞頻1
v. 好像,仿佛;似乎;裝作;看來好像;
?? 看(see)上去模(m)糊:視乎- 似乎
"I seem to have accumulated a lot of books."
我好像已經(jīng)收集了很多書。
近義:look, appear
whole [hol] 詞頻1
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的; n. 整體,整個;全部;
?? who(誰)+le(樂): 整個的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就變成 整個的了嗎?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral 反義:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
dupe [dju:p]
vt. 欺騙;愚弄; n. 易受騙的人,上當者;
"He becomes an innocent dupe in a political scandal."
他在一起政治丑聞中成了一名無辜的受騙者。
近義:hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, mislead, outmaneuver

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