People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
人们喜欢收藏东西，有时并没有意识到自己在这样做。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 59 Collecting
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
amass
[ə'mæs]
vt. 积累，积聚;
💡 a(ad-=to)+mass(团)→积聚
"People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so."
人们倾向于积攒东西, 有的并未意识到这样做.
近义：heap, hoard, huddle, lump, raise, stock
反义：lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate
adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
adj. 意识到的;知道的;觉察到的;
💡 a强调+ware注视→警惕的，戒备的
"I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face."
我十分清楚我们面临的困难。
近义：informed, knowing, knowledgeable, mindful, awake, vigilant
反义：ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened, unguarded, unknowing, unknowledgeable
vt. 照料，照顾;护理;照管，管理;
vi. 倾向（于），趋向（于）;伺侯，招待;关心;注意;
💡 十(ten)只鹿(d)需要 照管
"The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys."
班上的女生往往能让男生文雅起来。
近义：trend, gravitate, serve, assist, nurse, attend