| essence |
| n. |
the inner nature
or most important quality of a thing 实质，本质
Caution is the essence of that man’s character.
谨慎是那个人性格的本质。 |
| obscure |
| vt. |
make sth. dark, not clear
seen or understand 使不分明
The moon was obscured by clouds.
月亮被云遮暗了。 |
| tend
to do sth. |
| |
be inclined to; have a direction
趋于，倾向于
He tends to pitch the ball too high.
他常把球掷得过高。 |
| in
line with |
| |
in agreement with 与…一致
His deeds are not in line with his words.
他所做的和他所说的不一致。 |
