n. 開始;動身;開動;起點;
vt.& vi. 出發,啟程;
vt. 起動;提出(問題);開辦;使開始;
vi. 起始;突然出現;突然跳起;突然涌出;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
學生于十月返校,開始新學年的學習。
近義:begin, commence, open, implement, induct, initiate
反義:realize, stop, terminate, accomplish, clinch, close
adj. 慢的;遲鈍的;溫和的;慢于…的;
adv. 慢慢地;緩慢地;
vt.& vi. (使)緩行,(使)減速;
vi. 變慢;變蕭條;
vt. 放慢;阻礙;
?? 速度(s)低(low)即 慢
"an agonizingly slow process"
極其緩慢的過程
近義:brake, decelerate, lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky
反義:speed, hasten, quick, rapid, smart, spanking
vt.& vi. 逐漸變細,變尖;逐漸減弱;
n. 細蠟燭;燈芯;錐形物;
"Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much."
和別的樹不同,它不是越往上越細。
近義:hone, point, sharpen, strap, strop, whet
反義:dull