They are constantly after the turtles, who peacefully submit to all sorts of indignities.
它们经常追逐海龟,海龟则温顺地忍受着各种侮辱。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 18 Porpoises

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constantly ['kɑnstəntli] 词频2
adv. 始终;一直;重复不断地;
💡 con始终+ stant = stand站 + ly ...地 → constant始终站着=不变的 + ly ...地 → 不变地
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
近义:incessantly, permanently, perpetually, steadily, unceasingly, ceaselessly 反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
submit [səb'mɪt] 词频2 词根: sub
vi. 顺从,服从;甘受,忍受; vt. 使服从,使顺从;提交,呈送;[法]主张,建议;
💡 sub下面+mit送,放出→送下去→屈服
"The students must submit themselves to the disciplines at school."
学生在学校必须遵守纪律.
近义:overbear, overpower, subdue, subject, subjugate, tyrannize 反义:loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise, extricate
peacefully [['pisfuli]] 词频5
adv. 平静地
近义:peaceably, collectedly 反义:lugubriously, mirthlessly, mournfully, ruefully, sadly, somberly
turtles
n. 乌龟(turtle的复数)
sorts
n. 程度;种类;品质(sort的复数)

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