Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle?
当看到蜘蛛扑向一只苍蝇时,一队蚂蚁抬着一只巨大的死甲虫凯旋归时,谁能不感到敬畏呢?
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
n. [机]轴承,支座;关系;方位;态度,举止;
v. 忍受(bear的ing形式);
💡 bear忍受+ing名词后缀→轴承(ball bearing);方位;举止
"Recent events had no bearing on our decision."
近期的事件与我们的决定没有关系。
近义:measuredness, poise, behavior, behaviour, phlegm, carriage
adj. 巨大的;庞大的;极恶的;凶暴的;
💡 e出+norm规则,规范+ous形容词后缀→出了正常状态→巨大的,过分的
"an enormous amount of time"
大量的时间
近义:huge, hulking, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive
反义:little, miniature, miniscule, minuscule, minute, pokey
n. 视力;看见;视野;景象;
vt. 看见,发现;瞄准;观察;调准瞄准器;
vi. (用仪器)瞄准;观察;
"He was careful to keep out of sight."
他小心翼翼地躲开别人的视线。
近义:perceive, see, spot, view, witness, behold
n. 蜘蛛;星形轮,十字叉;带柄三脚平底锅;三脚架;
💡 失败的(谐音)→失败的 蜘蛛变成了成功的蜘蛛{美国大片Spider Man蜘蛛侠}
"the geometry of a spider's web"
蜘蛛网的几何形状
近义:comb, arachnid
n. 纵队,列;圆柱;专栏;
💡 可能吗(谐音): 圆柱成 专栏可能吗
"In my newspaper column some time ago."
不久前,在本报的专栏里。
近义:pier, pillar, post, shaft, support, gatepost