No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
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adj. 狡猾的;滑溜的;不可靠的;
?? slipp 滑+ ery 表名詞→ ad.滑的，使人滑跤的
"slippery like a fish"
滑得像條魚似的
近義：lubricous, pullout, slick, sliding, slimy, slippy
adj. 黏的;黏性的;半流體的;黏滯的;
?? visc粘滯的+ous形容詞后綴 → 黏性的，粘滯的
"The mud is too viscous, you must have all the agitators run."
泥漿太稠，你們得讓所有的攪拌機都開著。
近義：viscose, viscid, thick, glutinous
n. 方法（ mean的名詞復數）;手段;收入;財富;
v. 意味著（ mean的第三人稱單數）;引起;打算或注定要某人成為或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
調查之事遠未蓋棺定論。
近義：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
v. 表示…的意思;意思是;打算;產生…結果;
adj. 吝嗇的;刻薄的;破舊的;殘忍的;
n. 平均數;中間;幾何平均;等比中數;
?? 他哭mean（意味著）想吃吃meat（肉）
"I don't mean to disparage your achievements."
我并不想貶低你的成就。
近義：hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, purport, signify
反義：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
n. 思想;想法;關心;思索;
v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認為;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反義：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling