Bane
[ bein ]
第4级
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n. 灾星;祸根;烦人的事;使某人的生活不快（或不幸）的原因;
📝 例句
University reform had long been his bugbear, and now was his bane.
大学改革早就是使他头痛的事情，如今更成为他的祸害了。
She is the bane of his life.
是她毁了他。
Gambling was the bane of his life.
赌博是他的致命伤。
On balance, however, bioengineering is likely to be more a benefit than a bane.
然而，总的来说，生物工程似乎利大于弊。
The bane of preemptive action is the impossibility of proving it was necessary.
先发制人论者的致命弱点在于无法证明其行动的必要性。
🌱 联想助记
【串】拄着cane(手杖),走在lane(小路)上,被pane(玻璃片)扎伤了,为谜路留下了bane(祸根)
【记】※ ban-禁止,e-拼音“鹅”:禁止鹅喝毒药
※ bean-豆子,bane-祸根:豆子是祸根(评注:都是大豆惹的祸,吃多了坏肚子)
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
bane
n
(idm 习语) the bane of sb's existence/life cause of sb's ruin or trouble 某人罹祸或不幸的原因; 祸根
Those noisy neighbours are the bane of my life. 那些吵吵闹闹的邻居成了我生活中的一大忧患.
Drink was the bane of his existence. 他喝酒把自己毁了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[bein]n. 祸根, 毒药, 灭亡的原因, 灭亡【医】 毒物, 毒, 毒药
🏥 医学释义
毒物，毒药
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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My doctor says I could live to be 100.
我的医生说我能活到100岁。
Where do you want us to put the couch?
你想让我们把沙发放到哪里？
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
日本每年过一次“亡灵节”。