What torture, this life in society! Often someone is obliging enough to offer me a light, and in order to oblige him I have to fish a cigarette out of my pocket.

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torture ['t?rt??] 詞頻2 詞根: 扭轉
n. 拷問;折磨;痛苦;(精神上或肉體上的)折磨; vt. 使痛苦;使苦惱;使焦急;曲解;
?? tort扭轉+ure表名詞→扭曲別人 →折磨
"Many of the refugees have suffered torture."
許多難民都遭受過拷打。
近義:macerate, martyr, mortify, plague, bait, rack 反義:appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm
society [s?'sa??ti] 詞頻1 詞根: soci
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群; adj. 上流社會的,社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會,社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood 反義:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
someone ['s?mw?n] 詞頻1
pron. 某人,有人; n. 某個人;
?? some某些+one一個 → 某人
"Someone must have blabbed to the police."
一定有人向警方告密了。
近義:anybody, anyone, one, somebody
offer ['?f?] 詞頻1 詞根: fer
vt. 提供,給予;提出,提議;出價,開價;表示愿意; vi. 提議;企圖,想要;供奉; n. 提議;出價,開價;試圖;求婚;
?? of一再+fer帶來,拿來→一再帶來→提供,提出
"Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing."
請書面確認你接受這項提議。
近義:plan, pose, present, proffer, promise, propose 反義:impetrate, lobby, obtest, petition, press, requisition
oblige [?'bla?d?] 詞頻2 詞根: ob
vt. 強制,強迫;使負債務;使感激;施惠于; vi. 施恩惠;幫忙,效勞;
?? ob- 前綴,表”完全地”##lig, ly, lied, lia =bind (捆綁)#詞根助記:ob向著+lig=綁住……=強制
"Please oblige me with a reply as soon as possible."
請盡早給予答復.
近義:humor, please, satisfy, suit, tickle, content 反義:disregard
cigarette ['s?ɡ?r?t]
n. 紙煙,香煙;
?? cigar雪茄+ette表名詞 →香煙
"A cigarette set the dry grass alight ."
一支香煙把干草點燃了。
近義:cigaret, fag

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