RESPECTABILITY, n. The offspring of a _liaison_ between a bald head and a bank account.
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offspring
['?fspr??]
n. 后代,子孫;產物,結果;(動物的)崽;幼苗;
?? off結束+spring春宵→春宵一度的結晶→子女后代
"the problems parents have with their teenage offspring"
父母與青少年子女之間的問題
近義:kin, kindred, litter, offsprings, progeniture, progeny
反義:parent, predecessor, father, forefather, ancestor
n. 銀行;(條形的)堆;(河的)岸;庫存;
vt.& vi. 堆積;筑(堤);將(錢)存入銀行;
vi. (轉彎時)傾斜飛行;(在某銀行)開賬戶,存款;
vt. (用煤等)封爐火;
?? bank=bench長椅→由柜臺轉化而來 → 銀行
"I don't have a bank account."
我沒有銀行賬戶。
近義:deposit, hill, earth, tip, slope, lender
反義:retire, withdraw
n. 賬,賬目;存款;記述,報告;理由;
vi. 解釋;導致;報賬;
vt. 認為;把…視作;
?? ac一再+count計算→計算,算賬
"I don't have a bank account."
我沒有銀行賬戶。
近義:numeration, reckoning, score, tally, count, counting
n. 聯絡,聯絡人;[語]連音;(尤指一方或雙方已婚的)私通;[烹]加濃料;
"Our role is to ensure liaison between schools and parents."
我們的作用是確保學校與家長間的聯系。
近義:link, linkage, bond, connection, entailment, cohabitation
adj. 禿頭的;單調的,枯燥的;光禿的;赤裸裸的,毫無掩飾的;
?? bald(=ball)+d:像球一樣的頭- 禿頭的 光禿的 剝得(諧音):剝得 光禿禿
"He started going bald in his twenties."
他二十幾歲便開始謝頂。
近義:baldheaded, baldy, hairless, plain, unadorned, bare
反義:shaggy, bushy, furred, furry, hairy
n. 上端;頭腦;頭部;首腦,首長;
vt. 用頭頂;前進;作為…的首領;站在…的前頭;
vi. 朝…行進;出發;向…方向移動;船駛往;
adj. 頭的;在前頭的;首要的;在頂端的;
?? 他(he) 頭大做了帽子 廣告 網友:difficult 補充:
"They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school."
我兒子讀書的學校任命了一位新校長。
近義:lead, manage, skipper, command, captain, conduct