We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us; and the more we gain, the more is our desire. The more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.
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n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,头脑,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,决心,见解,意见;记忆,记性,记忆力,回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;开会;介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 了解,理解;知识(表示多方面的知识时有复数knowledges这一用法);学科;见闻;
💡 know知道+ledge框架 → 知识
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英语已经学得很好。
近义:idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
adj. 能干的;有才能的;有才华的;能胜任的;
n. 有才能的,能干的;
💡 cap握住+able形容词后缀,具有某种性质的 → 有能力的,有才能的
"He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble."
靠撒谎渡过难关他挺有一套。
近义:apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, usable
反义:incompetent, inefficient, unable, uncapable, unfit, unqualified
n. 饿,饥饿;欲望;
vt.& vi. (使)饥饿;
vi. 渴望;
💡 hung(吊hang的过去式)+er(者):吊着的人不是吊死鬼而是 饿死鬼
"A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden."
一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登.
近义:lust, aspire, thirst, crave, hanker, hungriness
反义:apathy, indifference, weariness, apositia, hyporexia, anorexia
adv. 大约;旋转;到处,四处;在周围;
prep. 围绕;在附近;前后,左右;在…周围;
💡 前缀:a 表示加强意义
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大约是五点钟到的。
近义:about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout
vt.& vi. 获得;赢得;增加;(钟、表)走快;
n. 利润;[土木工程]腰槽;获益;
vt. (在…上)开腰槽;吸引;(通过努力)到达;推进(一段距离);
vi. 增进;增进健康;得益;(重量的)增加;
💡 乞丐(gai)上门(n) 获得食物
"Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall."
数以百计的人未能获准进入大厅。
近义:net, obtain, procure, secure, win, achieve
反义:miss, waste, reduce, slim, thin, dilapidation
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