I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won one.
— Voltaire
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adv. 兩次;兩倍;兩遍;
?? twi二，兩+ce副詞后綴，…次 →二次
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球彈了兩次他才接到。
近義：doubly, double
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾經;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一經;
n. 一次，一回;
?? on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
細菌一進入血液里，就附著在紅細胞表面上。
近義：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遺失，失去（ lose的過去式和過去分詞）;（使）失去（所需要的東西，尤指錢）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）損失;浪費;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我沒有站穩，仰面摔倒。
近義：mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift
反義：discovered, safe
lawsuit
['l?:su:t, 'l?:sju:t]
n. 訴訟;訴訟案件;
"He filed a lawsuit against his record company."
他對給他錄制唱片的公司提起了訴訟。
近義：hearing, instance, judgement, judgment, litigation, plaint
反義：indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
ruined
[['ru:ind]]
a. 毀滅的, 沒落的, 荒廢的
近義：jumbled, ramshackle, battered, shattered, spoiled, spoilt
反義：safe, unbroken, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired