Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 差別,差異;[數(shù)]差數(shù),差額;意見分歧;特色;
vt. 辨別,區(qū)分;
?? dif分開,否定,不+fer帶來+ence名詞后綴→帶來不同→不同之處
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的規(guī)定對(duì)大多數(shù)人將無大影響。
近義:inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反義:kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
adv. 僅僅,只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅,只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義:just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
conj. 鑒于;然而;反之;
n. “鑒于…”:正式文件的介紹性陳述,開場(chǎng)白;條件性陳述;
?? where+as- 然而
"Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not."
有一些研究結(jié)果令人滿意,然而其他的則不然。
近義:before, considering, howbeit, howsoever, as, notwithstanding
vt.& vi. 殺死…;
vt. 使停止[結(jié)束,失敗];破壞,減弱,抵消;使痛苦,使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了;
n. 殺死;獵;被捕殺的動(dòng)物;獵物;
adj. 致命的;
?? 作“殺”的手勢(shì),說“k”掉那只雞。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能會(huì)扼殺旅游業(yè)這只產(chǎn)金蛋的鵝。
近義:ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot
反義:enliven