📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 活(着)的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;(按照规矩)管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活,生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义:livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反义:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
n. 沙漠;荒地;应得的赏罚;功劳,美德;
adj. 沙漠的;荒芜的,不毛的;无人的;
💡 de分开+sert加入,插入→不再加入→离开
"The remote desert area is accessible only by helicopter."
只有乘直升机才能进入那遥远的荒漠地区。
近义:neglect, abandon, forsake, renegate, defect, badland
反义:assist, wilderness, woodland, woods, selva, grove
adv. 大约;旋转;到处,四处;在周围;
prep. 围绕;在附近;前后,左右;在…周围;
💡 前缀:a 表示加强意义
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大约是五点钟到的。
近义:about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout
adj. 粗糙的;刺耳的;严厉的,严格的;残酷的;
💡 哈狮(谐音)→河东狮吼→ 严厉的 网友:yqy补充: 源自hard
"To modern eyes, such doctrines appear harsh, even cruel."
从现代的角度看, 这样的教义显得苛刻, 甚至残酷.
近义:frowning, furious, unfriendly, angry, irritating, spartan
反义:slight, trifling, unimportant, venial
n. 形势, 情况, 环境
近义:terms, circumstances, environment, stipulations