College football would be more interesting if the faculty played instead of the students - there would be a great increase in broken arms, legs and necks.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 足球〔美國通常指橄欖球〕;足球運動;屢屢引起爭論(或分歧)的問題;被踢來踢去的難題;
?? foot腳 + ball 球 → 足球比賽;足球
"an all-weather football pitch"
全天候足球場
近義:rugby, rugger, soccer, footer, footballing
adj. 令人感興趣的,有趣的;引起興趣的;有趣的;令人關注的;
?? inter 表示“在…之間,相互” +est表示最高級“最.+ ing [名詞后綴]表示行為、狀態、情況及其他 → adj.有趣的,引人入勝的
"an interesting collage of 1960s songs"
有趣的20世紀60年代歌曲的收藏集
近義:important, absorbing
反義:importunate, importune, inopportune, irksome, arid, irritating
n. 能力,才能;全體教職員;<英>(大學的)專科,系;特權,特許;
?? facul做 + ty表名詞→ 會做東西 → 能力
"So far as I know, she has a faculty of housekeeping."
就我所知, 她很善于理家.
近義:aptitude, aptness, arbitration, jurisdiction, mastery, auctoritas
反義:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
vt.& vi. 增加,增大,增多;
vt. 增強,增進;[縫紉]放(針);
vi. 增強;增進;增殖,繁殖;[縫紉]放針;
?? in向內+crease增→增加
"He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary."
他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水.
近義:heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
反義:lessen, lower, reduce, slack, slacken, deescalate
n. 大學;(英國)學院;學會;(尤指必須交費的)中學;
"students involved in all forms of college athletics"
參加各種大學體育運動的學生
近義:university, varsity
adv. 代替,頂替;反而;反倒;
?? 在(in)三杯(s)茶(tea)里用靴子(b) 代替杯子
"Lee was ill so I went instead."
李病了,所以我去了。
近義:however, rather