and because there is so much of it the function would seem to e important.
睡眠占去那么多时间,所以其作用似乎还是很重要。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 19 The stuff of dreams

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

because [bɪ'kɔz] 词频1 词根: be
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
function ['fʌŋkʃən] 词频2 词根: funct
n. 功能,作用;应变量,函数;职务;重大聚会; vi. 有或起作用;行使职责;
💡 funct活动+ion表名词 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物.
近义:ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
important [ɪm'pɔrtnt] 词频1 词根: ant
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的;有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义:appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material 反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
seem [sim] 词频1
v. 好像,仿佛;似乎;装作;看来好像;
💡 看(see)上去模(m)糊:视乎- 似乎
"I seem to have accumulated a lot of books."
我好像已经收集了很多书。
近义:look, appear

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