A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.
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n. 批評家;評論員;批評者;挑剔的人;
?? crit批評+ic人 →批評家
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批評家對這部戲劇的評論不過是在發泄怒氣。
近義：judge, reviewer, commentator, hypercritic, aristarch, momus
反義：slimy, sycophant, truckler, bootlicker, brownnose, brownnoser
n. 鐵路，鐵道;鐵路系統，鐵路公司;
v. 迫使…倉促行事;強使…草率通過 ;強迫…做;輕率判處;
?? rail鐵軌+road路 → 鐵路
"Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing."
鐵軌上空的天橋排除了穿行中的危險.
近義：railway, track, rail
crossing
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n. 人行橫道，十字路口;交叉，相交;橫越;渡口;
v. 交叉(cross的現在分詞);
?? cross橫過+ing名詞后→橫越,交叉口
"The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing."
汽車在人行橫道線未能停車，結果把小孩撞死了。
近義：zebra, crosswalk, intersection, junction, traffic, transit
n. 火車;行列;一系列相關的事情; 拖裾;
v. 訓練;教育;培養;修整;
?? train(draw)→教養；訓練；列車；行列；導火線
"The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether."
火車愈來愈慢，最后完全停了。
近義：illustrate, instruct, master, prepare, qualify, raise
adv. 高聲地;吵鬧地;響亮地;花哨地;
"He wiped his hand across his mouth, then belched loudly."
他用手抹了抹嘴，然后打了個響亮的飽嗝。
近義：noisily, uproariously, vociferously, louder, aloud
反義：mellowly, mildly, piano, quietly, sweetly, tenuously
adv. 枉然地, 無益地, 徒然
近義：presumingly, uselessly, conceitedly
反義：meekly, sheepishly, submissively, contritely