Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.
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n. 愉快;娛樂;令人高興的事;
vt. 使高興;使?jié)M意;
vi. 覺得高興，享受;尋歡作樂;
?? pleas=please令人高興的+ure名詞后綴，表行為、狀態(tài) →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孫子和孫女們在晚年的時(shí)候給了他最大的歡樂.
近義：please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反義：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
adj. 短暫的;瞬間的;隨時(shí)會(huì)發(fā)生的;時(shí)時(shí)刻刻的;
?? moment 時(shí)刻+ ary 表示有...性質(zhì)的，屬于...的，關(guān)于...的 → adj.瞬間的, 剎那間的
"a momentary lapse of concentration"
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近義：passing, brief
反義：immutable, imperishable, intemporal, lasting, perdurable, perennial
adj. 可笑的，荒謬的;荒唐的，愚蠢的;胡枝扯葉;
?? rid笑+ic...的+ulous多…的→多笑的→可笑的
"She speaks in this ridiculous mockney accent."
她模仿倫敦東區(qū)人的口音拿腔拿調(diào)地說話。
近義：inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous
反義：artistic, lordly, neat, perky, poised, posh
n. 費(fèi)用;花費(fèi)的錢;消耗;花錢的東西;
vt. 向…收取費(fèi)用;把…作為開支勾銷;
?? ex出+pense付錢 → 支出，花費(fèi)，消費(fèi)
"He spared no expense to make the party a success."
為使宴會(huì)成功他不惜費(fèi)用.
近義：bill, debit, outgo, outlay, spending, toll
反義：admittance, entry
n. 位置，方位;地位，職位;態(tài)度;狀態(tài);
vt. 安置;把…放在適當(dāng)位置;給…定位;駐扎軍隊(duì);
"Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position."
她不愿回答問題,這不利于她所處的形勢.
近義：lay, locate, marshal, place, posit, post
反義：layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness