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2009-3-30 Mule=Horse Donkey
背今天的单词要有一些电脑基础。
mule n.骡子
=与emule一起记。因为emule就是“电骡”=Electronic Mule。
[注:电骡是一种下载软件。]
mulish adj. 骡的,执拗的,杂种的
=mul(=mule) ish
emulate v.仿效 (adj.
Emulous)
=emul(=emule) ate
=emule的原理就是一个人做种,其他人复制(也就是“仿效”的感觉)他的文件。Collins Cobuild
Dictionary中emulate的释义是:If you emulate something or someone, you
imitate them because you admire them a great deal.
(FORMAL)根据这个释义,emulate Ben就很恰当了。
例:Sons are traditionally expected to emulate their fathers.
另一个流行下载软件是迅雷:Thunder。用它也可以记一个词。
sunder v. 分裂,分离 (asunder)
=与thunder一起记
=被雷一劈就裂了。
例:The country is being sundered by racial tension.
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