Removed from this context, “Topped up like the tank of an automobile” would have the same meaning. Satisfying as getting a refund on your income tax —Anon Sitting pretty, like a batter with three balls and no strikes against him —James Thurber See Also: BASEBALL Take it (killing and...
bore." This verb was borrowed into Middle English by around 1275 asanoien,ourannoy.The Old French verbanoieralso gave rise to a noun, variously spelledenuiandannui,meaning "chagrin, sadness." The Modern French form of this noun,ennui,came to mean "boredom, lassitude," and it was with ...
the meaning of的用法是一个常用的短语,用于表示某个词、短语或句子的含义或解释。它可以用于询问或陈述,并通常出现在句子中,如: 1."What is the meaning of life?"(生命的含义是什么?) 2."The meaning of the word 'happy' is 'feeling or showing pleasure or contentment'."(“快乐”这个词的意思是...
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True happiness is not aboutchasing external things, but appreciating inner peace and contentment.— Douglas Adams —NO.05生活方式，决定了你的命运。Your way of life determines your destiny.— Leo Tolstoy —NO.06衡量生命的不是呼吸的时间，而是能让你屏息凝神的瞬间。Life is not measured by the ...
a segment of a text or speech, relatively complete in thought, in which the sense and meaning of each of its words (phrases) or quoted expressions is set forth in the most concrete and exact way. Outside of the context (“taken out of context”) in which a quotation is linked stylisti...
The meaning of Mahamudra is found in its name. Maha means “great” and mudra means “symbol” or “seal.” The Great Symbol referred to is the wisdom of emptiness, which is the very nature of our mind and of all phenomena — any object or idea the mind can observe or become aware...
11. Which of the following facts about gorillas does mankind know? A. Lifespan. B. Causes of death. C. Family structure. D. Bone structure. 12. Which of the following words is closer to the meaning of “mystery” in Para. 2? A. Myth. B. Elusive. C. Horror. D. St...
had no soul, no heart, no mind; nothing, as I have already said, but instincts; and yet, withal, so cunningly had the few materials of his character been put together, that there was no painful perception of deficiency, but, on my part, an entire contentment with what I found in ...
1. the parts of a piece of writing, speech, etc, that precede and follow a word or passage and contribute to its full meaning: it is unfair to quote out of context. 2. the conditions and circumstances that are relevant to an event, fact, etc [C15: from Latin contextus a putting ...