He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
他能告诉我们的有关活火山的情况比任何在世的人都要多。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 67 Volcanoes
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 活着的;活泼的;有生气的;敏感的;
💡 a在…,…的+live活→活的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义:live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, passionate
反义:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adj. 能够的;有能力的;有才干的;干练的;
💡 阿(a)爸(b)乐(le)是 有能力的表现 网友:悟理 agitate 英语天才 补充:一个(a)有能力的伯乐(b le) 背英语AB快乐的人是有能力的
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:apt, artful, proficient, qualified, skilful, skilled
反义:heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, awkward
vt. 告诉,说;辨别;吩咐;讲述;
vt.& vi. 分辨,辨别;告诉,吩咐;泄漏;保证;
vi. 泄密,告发;(颜色、声音等)显示;识别;
n. [考古学](古代村落遗址堆积而成的)台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;
💡 他告诉(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反义:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
adj. 积极的,活跃的,有生气的;迅速的,敏捷的;有效的,起作用的;
n. [语法]主动语态;积极分子,活跃的人;
💡 act(做)+ive(形缀)=active 活动的 积极的 pass(传递)+ive(形缀)=passive 被动的
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:keen, astir, operative, powerful, spirited, sprightly
反义:out, antipathetic, antithetic, antithetical, negative, contrarious