In the whole wretched business there was something generous that was doing its best to flower.
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adj. 不幸的,悲惨的,可怜的;卑鄙的;恶劣的;(用于表示烦恼)讨厌的;
💡 wretch不幸的人;可怜的人+ed=wicked受伤的 → 极不愉快的,难受的,可怜的
"You look wretched—what's wrong?"
你看起来愁眉苦脸的,怎么啦?
近义:miserable, ragged, ruined, scruffy, sloppy, tatterdemalion
反义:operational, roadworthy, sound, undamaged
adj. 慷慨的,大方的;丰盛的;肥沃的;浓厚的;
💡 gener出生,产生+ous形容词后缀→[不断]产生→丰富的,慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反义:knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的;
n. 整体,整个;全部;
💡 who(谁)+le(乐): 整个的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就变成 整个的了吗?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral
反义:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
n. 商业,交易;生意;事务,业务;职业,行业;
💡 在公共汽车(bus)里面(in)一只鹅(e)和两条蛇(ss)正在做 生意
"The availability of cheap long - term credit would help small business."
低利息的 长期 贷款对小型企业会有帮助.
近义:negotiation, trade, trading, traffic, biz, commerce
反义:individual
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;(个人的)最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西,最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败,胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义:badder, baddest, worse
n. 花;精华;开花植物;
vi. 开花;繁荣;成熟;
vt. 使开花;用花装饰;
💡 落 花流(flow)水(er=water)
"The flower show is a yearly event in our town."
我们镇上的花展一年举行一次.
近义:leaf, bloom, blossom, bud, burgeon, effloresce
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"The only people who seem to have nothing to do with the education of the children are the parents."
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