One can tell the difference almost at a glance, for a spider always has eight legs and insect never more than six.
人们几乎一眼就能看出二者的差异,因为蜘蛛都是8条腿,而昆虫的腿从不超过6条。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 2 Spare that spider
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 差别,差异;[数]差数,差额;意见分歧;特色;
vt. 辨别,区分;
💡 dif分开,否定,不+fer带来+ence名词后缀→带来不同→不同之处
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。
近义:inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反义:kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
adv. 几乎,差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多;几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
n. 虫,昆虫;卑鄙的人;微贱的人,小人;
adj. 昆虫的;卑劣的;
💡 in进入+sect切, 割→昆虫一节一节如被切开一样 → 昆虫
"The insect's wings are almost transparent."
这昆虫的翅膀几乎是透明的。
近义:vermin, bug, critter, crittur
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
vi. 一瞥;闪微光;掠过,擦过;随便提到,简略地触及;
n. 浏览;闪光;歪斜,一掠;
💡 个懒士(谐音): 扫视 gl(滑)+an(一)+ce(张眼):睁开眼 一瞥而过 网友:yqy补充: 【同】glance,glimpse 【辨析】: 两者区别类同
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步从他身边走过,都没有回头瞧他一眼。
近义:peek, peep, pry, eye, glimpse, ricochet