We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless one like moths.
我们在日常生活中，不但憎恶如蜘蛛、黄蜂之类令人讨厌的昆虫，而且憎恶并无大害的飞蛾等。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

unpleasant [ʌn'plɛznt] 词频3 词根: plac
adj. 使人不愉快的;不合意的;讨厌的;不客气的;
💡 un 不 + pleas=please快乐 + ant...的 → 令人不快的
"an unpleasant subject of conversation"
不愉快的话题
近义：antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly 反义：approachable, kind, likable, likeable, lovable, attractive
harmless ['hɑrmləs] 词频3
adj. 无害的，不致伤的;没有受到损失或免于法律责任的;
💡 harm伤害+less无...的 → 无害的
"It was just a piece of harmless frivolity."
这仅是无恶意的愚蠢行为。
近义：innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign 反义：hurtful, injurious, malign, malignant, negative, noxious
live [lɪv] 词频1
vi. 生存;居住;生活，过活;在生活中得到享受; vt. 经历;度过;
"We cannot live without water."
没有水我们不能生存。
近义：last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell 反义：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
dread [dred] 词频2 词根: dr-
vt. 害怕，担心;（古语）敬畏; n. 恐惧，畏惧;令人恐惧的事物; adj. 可怕的; vi. 十分害怕;
💡 dead(死)+r(花):死人里面长出一朵花- 恐惧的
"We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes."
我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办.
近义：apprehend, fear, horripilation, horror, awe, terror
quite [kwaɪt] 词频1
adv. 相当，很;非常;确实如此;
💡 教室非常（quite）安静（quiet）
"The scheme seems on the surface to be quite practical."
这个方案表面上看来似乎很实际.
近义：long, mighty, moderately, much, perfectly, pretty 反义：incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

The Officer went through the case with great care.
那位官员十分仔细地把箱子检查了一遍。
These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!
好像设计这些奇形怪状的展品不仅是为了给人感情上的强烈刺激，而且还想给人以电击似的！
Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
蜗牛当然是道主菜。
Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
只有两只野狗从这一片混乱中得到好处，它们贪婪地吃掉了剩下的蛋糕。
It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a pot-holer's motives.
要想对洞穴探险者的动机作出满意的解释是不可能的。
you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you're eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
或是选用价格昂贵、有机培植的蔬菜，或是当你认为在享用新鲜色拉和新鲜蔬菜或饮用一杯无害的水的时候，实际上每次都不断吃进杀虫剂。