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(dòng)物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒(méi)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
adj. 令人感興趣的,有趣的;引起興趣的;有趣的;令人關(guān)注的;
?? inter 表示“在…之間,相互” +est表示最高級(jí)“最.+ ing [名詞后綴]表示行為、狀態(tài)、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(jì)60年代歌曲的收藏集
近義:important, absorbing
反義:importunate, importune, inopportune, irksome, arid, irritating
vi. 變?yōu)椋蔀?變得;變成;
vt. 適合,適宜;相稱,相當(dāng);變成;發(fā)生;
?? be(upon)+come→變?yōu)椋怀蔀?=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個(gè)突然變得陌生而危險(xiǎn)的世界里,他是她唯一的守護(hù)神。
近義:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義:remain, keep, stay, get
vi. 停止;中斷;逗留;(使)停止工作;
vt. 塞住;堵塞;阻撓;止付;
n. 停止;(管風(fēng)琴的)音栓;停車站;(管風(fēng)琴的)音管;
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一輛警車開(kāi)過(guò)來(lái)與我們并排,示意我們停下來(lái)。
近義:impede, arrest, obstruct, paralyse, paralyze, stalemate
反義:implement, roll, start, action, activate, improve