Statistics are like lampposts: they are good to lean on, but they don't shed much light.
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n. 統(tǒng)計(jì)，統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)，統(tǒng)計(jì)法，統(tǒng)計(jì)資料;統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字;“statistic”的復(fù)數(shù);
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"It's not easy to disentangle the truth from the official statistics."
從官方統(tǒng)計(jì)資料中理出真實(shí)情況并不容易。
近義：statistic
vt.& vi. （使）傾斜，屈身;
vt. 倚;依賴(lài);使斜靠;使變瘦;
adj. 瘦的;貧瘠的;簡(jiǎn)潔的;精干的;
n. 瘦肉;傾向;傾斜;傾斜度;
vi. 傾向于（某種觀點(diǎn)、意見(jiàn)或態(tài)度等）（與to 或 toward連用）;
?? 強(qiáng)盜勒(le)令俺(an) 靠墻而立 網(wǎng)友：yqy 補(bǔ)充：l（墻壁，象形）＋ean（mean）：意思倚靠墻壁存在；“令”（諧音）：強(qiáng)盜勒(le)令俺(an)靠墻
"The seats have no back against which to lean."
這些座位都沒(méi)有靠背可倚.
近義：recline, repose, rest, sway, tilt, careen
反義：heave, hoist, lift, make, peak, rear
n. 棚，庫(kù);分水嶺;
vt. 流出;流下;蛻皮;樹(shù)葉脫落;
vi. 流出;蛻皮;脫落;散布;
?? shed:她(she)的(d) 小屋 herd:her(她的)+d:她的 獸群
"She spent the afernoon tinkering about in the garden shed."
她在花園的小棚屋里修修補(bǔ)補(bǔ)了一個(gè)下午.
近義：pour, shower, slop, spill, teem, cast
n. 光;發(fā)光體;電燈;點(diǎn)火器;
adj. 輕的;明亮的;淺色的;少量的;
v. 點(diǎn)燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 輕地，輕裝地;
?? 房間光線(xiàn)（light）明暗度正好（right）
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風(fēng)。
近義：illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反義：quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity