they can locate and steer clear of obstacles -- or locate flying insects on which they feed.
并能通过回声来确定并躲开障碍物,或找到它们赖以为生的昆虫。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 7 Bats

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

locate [lo'ket] 词频1 词根: loca
vt. 位于;说出来源;查找…的地点;确定…的位置; vi. 定位;定居;
💡 loc地方+ate表动词 → 找到地方 → 探明;查出
"Rescue teams are using thermal imaging to locate survivors of the earthquake."
救援队伍正利用热成像确定地震幸存者的位置。
近义:lay, marshal, posit, position, post, set 反义:relocate, remove, shuttle, transfer, translocate, withdraw
steer [stɪr] 词频2 词根: st-
vt.& vi. 驾驶;操纵,控制;引导; vt. 掌(舵); vi. 行进; n. 阉公牛,肉用公牛;〈美俚〉建议;关于行路(或驾驶)的指示;
💡 stee(是滴滴(谐音))+r(人):按喇叭滴滴响- 驾驶 一头steer,steer着汽车冲下steep的悬崖就steep了
"Father tried to steer Jim into becoming a musician."
父亲想说服吉姆将来当音乐家.
近义:head, pilot, command, conduct, drive, ox
clear [klɪr] 词频1 词根: cl-
adj. 清楚的,明白的;清晰的,明亮的;清澈的;明确的; adv. 完全地;清晰地;整整; vi. 变明朗;变清澈; vt. 扫除,除去;消除(嫌疑);使清楚;使干净; n. 空隙,空间;
💡 可里耶(谐音):可看见里面耶,表明是 清晰的
"The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm at night."
夜里暴风雨过后,拂晓清新而晴朗.
近义:illuminate, illustrate, rede, resolve, show, solve 反义:jumble, litter, mess, muss, scramble, shuffle
flying [['flaiiŋ]]
a. 飞的, 飘扬的, 飞速的\\nn. 飞行, 飞花
近义:aviation, volant, volitant 反义:subastral, sublunar, sublunary, earthly
feed [fid] 词频1
vt. 喂养;满足(欲望等);向…提供;供…作食物; vi. 吃,以…为食;流入,注入,进入(如油流入机器);[电子学]馈入; n. 饲料(尤指粗饲料),施肥;喂送;草料;(尤指向地方性电视台)馈送电视节目;
💡 粗劣的食物(food)可以 喂牲口
"Birds feed on nuts and berries in the winter."
鸟类靠坚果和浆果过冬。
近义:maintain, nourish, nurture, support, sustain, uphold 反义:underfeed

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句