It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day.
它们一年中消灭了多少昆虫,我们简直无法猜测,它们是吃不饱的动物,不满意一日三餐。
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
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不,无,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对,没法让她高兴。
近义:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反义:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 内容;(书等的)目录;满足;容量;
💡 con全部+tent握住→全部拿住→内容,容量;满足的
"He seemed more content, less bitter."
他看起来比较满意,不那么失望。
近义:volume, contents, pleased, satisfied, chuffed, contented
反义:pain, roil, undeceive, vex, disillusionize, disillusionise
vt. 推测;猜测,臆测;猜中;假定,认为;
vi. 猜,猜测;猜对;
n. 猜测;推断;
💡 联想:猜也猜不着“该死
"You'll never guess what's happened!"
你根本猜不到出了什么事!
近义:presume, sense, assume, suspect, speculate, suppose
反义:learn, miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail
vt.& vi. 杀死…;
vt. 使停止[结束,失败];破坏,减弱,抵消;使痛苦,使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了;
n. 杀死;猎;被捕杀的动物;猎物;
adj. 致命的;
💡 作“杀”的手势,说“k”掉那只鸡。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。
近义:ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot
反义:enliven
hungry
['hʌŋɡri]
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词根: /hʌn/
adj. 饥饿的;渴望的,渴望得到;(统称)饥民;荒年的,不毛的;
💡 因为hungry(饿),匆忙(hurry)去买饭。 网友:马 补充:已婚(hun)女孩(gr)比丫头(y)饥渴
"Is anyone getting hungry?"
有人觉得饿吗?
近义:hungering, peckish, ravenous, starved, starveling, starving
反义:jaded, replete, sated, satiate, satisfied, overfilled