Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
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libel
['la?bl]
n. 文字誹謗;詆毀;中傷;誹謗罪;
v. 對…進行誹謗;發表文字誹謗;
?? lib(book)+el(small)→誹謗人的文字、盲詞或圖書;誹謗;諷刺
"The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds."
這家報紙被罰以五十萬英鎊的誹謗損害賠償金。
近義:asperse, malign, badmouth, revile, scorn, slander
pron. 他[她,它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復數;“herself”的復數;
?? them他們+selves自己的復數 → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過自衛訓練,能夠對付持刀襲擊。
近義:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
vt.& vi. 看,瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;尋找;看起來好像;
n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;樣子;
int. (插話或喚起注意)喂,聽我說;
?? l(棍)+oo(雙眼)+k(開):掙開雙眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警衛們穿著那種制服看起來怪模怪樣的。
近義:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
prep. 在…上面;當…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義:above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
n. 美元;一元紙[硬]幣;金錢;財富;
?? llar 劈了(pillar) 柱子舍了(cellar) 地窯 多了(dollar) 美元闊了(collar) 衣領
"The company made a whopping 75 million dollar loss."
公司遭受了7 500萬元的巨額損失。
近義:buck
adj. 殘酷的,殘忍的;使人痛苦的,讓人受難的;無情的,嚴酷的;
?? 可辱爾(諧音): 殘酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母親對孩子殘忍是不近人情的.
近義:heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反義:merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological