Philanthropy is the refuge of rich people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures.
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n. 避難;避難所;庇護者;[醫]救急療法;
vt. 給予…庇護;接納…避難;
vi. 躲避;避難;
?? re回+fuge逃→逃到安全地方 → 避難
"A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy."
又有300人在美國大使館避難。
近義:haven, asylum, protection, roof, safeguard, sanctuary
反義:helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 打擾;干擾;使煩惱;使惱怒;
vi. 惹惱,令人討厭,打攪;
n. 煩惱(等于annoyance);
?? odi-, noi-, noy- 表”恨”
"His constant joking was beginning to annoy her."
他不停地開玩笑,已開始惹她生氣。
近義:spoil, incommode, inconvenience, irk, irritate, miff
反義:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
philanthropy
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n. 慈善, 仁慈, 博愛, 慈善事業, 慈善機構(團體)
近義:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
反義:self, selfhood, egoism, egotism
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;豐富多彩的;油膩的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
過了一會兒,濃味沙司開始顯得油膩了。
近義:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反義:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
v. 希望;想要;祝愿;
n. 愿望;希望;希望的事 ;祝福;
?? wi(we我們)+sh(希):我們希望- 希望
"I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary."
我不想使這項任務不必要地復雜化。
近義:want, will, covet, crave, desire, appetence
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