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#学英语笔记
conundrum:
- a confusing and difficult problem;
- a trick question asked for fun

近义词：
riddle, problem, knot

e.g.
It was the normal conundrum that defined our home.

#学英语笔记

scrutinize
vt. to examine sb/sth very carefully
近义：inspect, examine, observe, study, contemplate, review
记忆方法：
scru,,, -> scrub 用力擦
,,,inize -> 把...整得更加怎样怎样

-> 擦得比亮还要更亮就是为了能看得相当相当清楚，把人或者东西看得透透的

#学英语笔记

guerrilla 延伸
guerrilla warfare:
a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants (such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars) use military tactics (ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility) to fight a larger and less mobile traditional military

(Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare)

#学英语笔记
guerrilla:

n. a member of a small unofficial military group that fights in small groups

eg. American troops found themselves fighting a guerrilla war.

#学英语笔记
1. 这个词是最近老是搜kpop playlist的时候学到的：
compilation 编辑；汇集；汇编文选，总集 n.

动词compile
名词 编辑者 compiler

最近搜kpop经典舞台使用kpop compilation

其他例句：
The compilation of a new tectonic map of Great Britain, Ireland and the surrounding seas began.

近义词：
gathering, collection, accumulation, assemblage, assortment, congeries, anthology, thesaurus, miscellany, corpus, analects

2. thesis 复数形式 theses

#学英语笔记
we will be looking at the hero's journey through antiquity, the historical past, and the present.

我之前就是很单纯的past, present and future……学到了

#学英语笔记 才知道choice还有上等的，精选的形容词形式……

choice adj.
(1) formal, of very high quality
"We select only the choicest ingredients."
(2) very effective and often angry or rude
"With a few choice words, he had destroyed all her confidence."

#学英语笔记

PEET这个蛮好记也蛮好用的：
P-Point
E-Explanation
E-Example
T-Transition