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unavailing adj. 无益的, 无用的, 无效的 = futile
avail n.效用,利益; vt.有益于; 使对某人有利;
[root] un表否定 + avail + ing = 无用的;无效的
[E2E] Something that's unavailing doesn't achieve the desired results.
[e.g.] After an unavailing search for a pair of matching socks, you were forced to wear a blue and green striped sock on one foot and a pink sock on the other.
在无效的寻找一双配对的袜子后,你被迫在一只脚上穿蓝绿色条纹袜子,另一只脚上穿着粉红色袜子。
[e.g.] And if pressing her for contacts remains unavailing?
那如果按她的联系仍然无济于事呢?New York Times Feb 12, 2019
看着一堆unavailing(的)论文,只想扔掉
shun v. 避开, 规避, 避免
[root] shun 意译为 "我闪"
[E2E] If you purposely stay away from someone, you shun that person.
[e.g.] A sensitive baker may ask why you are shunning her cookies.
一个敏感的面包师可能会问你为什么要回避她的饼干。
[e.g.] Huawei is aggrieved by the Trump administration’s hardware ban and its lobbying of other governments to shun the company’s products when building 5G wireless data networks.
华为对特朗普政府的硬件禁令,以及游说其他政府在建设5G无线数据网络时避开华为公司产品的行为,感到不满。New York Times Mar 8, 2019
gullible adj. 易受骗的,轻信的
[root] gull骗 + ible 表形容词 = 容易骗得
[E2E] If you are gullible, the joke is on you because you are easily fooled ordeceived.
[e.g.] Trump thinks his supporters are the most gullible people on earth.
特朗普认为他的支持者是地球上最容易上当的人。Washington Post Mar 7, 2019
[e.g.] He apparently believes his loyal supporters are the dumbest, most gullible people on earth.
他显然相信他忠诚的支持者是地球上最愚蠢,最容易上当的人。Washington Post Mar 7, 2019
prudence n. 审慎, 慎重, 精心明辨
[root] financial prudence 财政上的谨慎
[E2E] the prudence of people who spend their money wisely, saving as much as they can.
[e.g.] Western businessmen are showing remarkable prudence in investing in the region.
西方商人在向该地区投资时表现出非同一般的深谋远虑。
[e.g.] Such prudence paid off late last year, when concerns about a sluggish global economy, rising interest rates and slowing corporate profits hit the market.
去年年底,由于对全球经济低迷,利率上升和企业利润放缓的担忧打击了市场,这种谨慎得到了回报。New York Times Feb 25, 2019
synoptic adj. 摘要的, 纵观全局的 n.天气预报员
[root] syn相同;一起 + opt视力;看 + ic adj词缀 = 一起看 = 总览的
[E2E] If you’ve heard of a movie synopsis, which gives an overview of the plot.
[e.g.] At the end of your 900-page treatise论文 on morals, try to give a synoptic conclusion to drive your ideas home.
在你的900页关于道德的论文结束时,尝试给出一个概要结论,将你的想法记到脑子里。
一个小词:
cytoplasm n.细胞质
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