where wild rabbits are not generally regarded as a pest but as a sport and a useful food supply,
野兔在法国一般不被当作有害动物,而被视为打猎取乐的玩物和有用的食物来源。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 17 A man-made disease
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 一般地,通常;广泛地,普遍地;概括地;主要地;
💡 gener出生+ally...地→出生具有普偏性→通常地;通常强调普遍性
"It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success."
大多数人认为成功会推动人的积极性.
近义:invariably, mainly, mostly, normally, periodically, regularly
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 体育运动;乐趣;突变;朋友,老兄;
v. 得意地穿戴;夸示;故意显示;嬉戏;
💡 s+port 拿,运→把自己从工作中解脱出来→使自己轻松一下→ 娱乐,玩,运动
"Cycling is Europe's second most popular sport."
骑自行车是欧洲第二流行的体育运动。
近义:display, play, romp, toy, dally, frisk
adj. 有用的,有益的,有帮助的;令人满意的;
💡 use用+ful可…的” →有用的
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义:helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
反义:idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
vt. 供给;补充;弥补(缺陷、损失等);向…提供(物资等);
n. 供给物;储备物质;粮食;
vi. 暂代他人职务;
💡 sup在下面+ply重叠,折叠→重叠下去→供应[下去],补给
"an adequate supply of hot water"
热水供应充足
近义:minister, munition, procure, provide, provision, purvey
反义:move, rob, take, budge, inadequacy, insufficiency
adj. 野生的;野蛮的;狂热的;荒凉的;
n. 荒野;未开化的地方;偏远地区;人烟稀少的地区;
adv. 疯狂地;胡乱地;
💡 与温和的(mild)相反(m-w)即 野蛮的
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象,成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义:backland, steppe, thicket, bushes, chaparral, nonsensical
反义:heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, moderate, precautious