Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.
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n. 生物，動物;人;創造物;（他人的）工具;
?? cre產生+ at=ate表動詞 + ure表名詞→ create創造 + ure表名詞 → 創造物，生物
"The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature."
榛睡鼠是一種在夜間活動的膽小動物。
近義：inbeing, being, entity, wight, animal
adj. 活著的;活潑的;有生氣的;敏感的;
?? a在…，…的+live活→活的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我們不知道他是死是活。
近義：live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, passionate
反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
vt. 保護;保持，保存;腌制食物;防腐處理;
vi. 保鮮;保持原狀;做蜜餞;禁獵;
n. 蜜餞;防護用品;禁獵地;獨占的事物（或范圍）;
?? pre預先+serve保持→預先保留→保存
"Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity."
為了姓名保密，書中的人用的都是化名。
近義：protect, save, shelter, defend, guard, embalm
反義：quit, stop, leave, desist, cut, finish
vt. 破壞，摧毀;消滅，殲滅（敵人）;殺死;使失敗;
?? de壞+stroy=struct建造 → 毀壞，破壞
"It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct."
誰都知道破壞容易建設難.
近義：shatter, impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack
反義：mend, refit, repair, service, tinker
adj. 較好的;更合適的;能力更強的;好轉的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 勝過;上進;
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我們希望明天天氣轉好。
近義：improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反義：intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
adj. 死去的;完全的;無感覺的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;絕對;極度;
n. 死者;（死一樣的）寂靜;極寒時候;
?? 呆的，人 死是“呆的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我們不知道他是死是活。
近義：asleep, numb, numbed, unfeeling, benumbed, unresponsive
反義：mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful