We are just tenants on this world. We have just been given a new lease, and a warning from the landlord.
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n. 警告;征候,預兆;前車之鑒;
adj. 警告的;告誡的;引以為戒的;
v. 警告( warn的現在分詞);提醒;告誡;預先通知;
?? warn警告+ing名詞后綴 → 警告
"a coded warning of a bomb at the airport"
告知機場有炸彈的密碼警報
近義:notice, notification, prevention, word, caution, cautioning
n. 房東,地主;店主;
?? land土地+lord主 → 地主
"The landlord had let the building fall into decay ."
房東不管,房子已經破爛不堪。
近義:hirer, innkeeper, lessor, proprietor, renter, hosteler
反義:hirer, inmate, leaseholder, lessee, lessor, lodger
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句(l)話(word)講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adj. 指定的,確定的;假設的,假定的;有…傾向的;贈送的;
prep. (表示原因)考慮到;(表示假設)倘若,假定;
n. 假設;
v. 給予,贈送( give的過去分詞);
"The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control."
飛行員得到空中交通管制站發出的著陸許可。
近義:particular
反義:indefinite, indeterminate, unascertained, uncertain, unsettled, vague
n. 租約;租契;租賃物;租賃權;
vt. 出租;租借;
?? 立誓(諧音):立下誓言- 租約 用棍子(l)減輕(ease) 租約 協議 網友:yqy 補充:I(我)+ ease(v /n 安心), 我有了租約就會安心--靠
"to take out a lease on a house"
辦理房屋租約
近義:let, rent, tenant, hiring, leasehold, leasing
反義:vacate, ouster, ousting, voidance, dislodgement, dislodging