WITCH, n. (1) Any ugly and repulsive old woman, in a wicked league with the devil. (2) A beautiful and attractive young woman, in wickedness a league beyond the devil.
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adj. 令人厭惡的，可憎的;丑惡;
?? re反+puls驅(qū)動(dòng)，推+ive形容詞后綴 →排斥的，擊退的
"He was utterly repulsive to her."
她對(duì)他極為反感.
近義：heinous, hideous, icky, loathly, loathsome, nasty
反義：likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing
n. 聯(lián)盟;社團(tuán);（運(yùn)動(dòng)）聯(lián)合會(huì)、聯(lián)賽;里格（長(zhǎng)度單位，約等于 3 英里）;
vt.&vi. 使…結(jié)盟，使…結(jié)合;
?? league(bind)→同盟；聯(lián)盟；盟約；加盟
"The temperance league wanted to close all the saloons in town."
禁酒聯(lián)合會(huì)要關(guān)閉鎮(zhèn)上所有的酒吧.
近義：join, associate, merge, pool, rally, unite
反義：part, partition, rive, section, segment, segregate
n. 魔鬼;家伙;淘氣鬼;冒失鬼;
vt. 虐待，折磨;（用扯碎機(jī)）扯碎;（替作家，律師等）做助手;抹辣味料烤制或煎煮;
?? diabolo-, diabol- 表示”魔鬼”
"He's a crafty old devil."
他是個(gè)奸詐狡猾的家伙。
近義：daemon, daimon, demon, deuce, fiend
反義：archangel, seraph, cherub
adj. 美麗的，美好的;極好的;
?? beauti美麗+ful...的→美的，美麗的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動(dòng)物能生存下去，現(xiàn)在就要行動(dòng)起來(lái)。
近義：arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable
反義：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
adj. 有魅力的;引人注目的;迷人的;招人喜愛(ài)的;
?? at 加強(qiáng)+ tract拉 + ive ...的 → attract拉過(guò)來(lái)=吸引+ ive ...的 →引人注目的
"I like John but I don't find him attractive physically."
我喜歡約翰，不過(guò)我認(rèn)為他長(zhǎng)得并不英俊。
近義：appealing, inciting, inviting, arresting, arrestive, likable
反義：heinous, hideous, icky, loathly, loathsome, nasty
n. 女巫，巫婆;<貶>討人嫌的丑女人;迫害的對(duì)象;
vt. 施巫術(shù);
?? 哪個(gè)(which)是 女巫witch wi(wise英明)+tch(bitch壞女人):高智商的壞女人- 巫婆
"stories about a wicked witch"
關(guān)于邪惡女巫的故事
近義：spell, spellbind, voodoo, bewitch, charm, enchant
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"RESTITUTIONS, n. The founding or endowing of universities and public libraries by gift or bequest."