Poison to a snake is merely a luxury; it enables it to get its food with very little effort, no more effort than one bite.
毒液对毒蛇来说只不过是一种舒适生存的优越手段，它使蛇不用费多大力气就能捕获到食物，轻咬一口即可。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 20 Snake poison
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 奢侈，豪华;奢侈品，美食，美衣;乐趣，享受;不常有的乐趣（或享受、优势）;
adj. 奢华的，豪华的;
💡 luxu+ry(表示抽象名词的后缀)→奢侈（品）
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪华邮轮
近义：sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness
反义：homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
n. 努力，尝试;工作;成就;杰作;
💡 ef出+fort强大，力量→出力→努力
"She made a feeble effort to get to school on time."
她努力想按时赶到学校,但未成功.
近义：intent, pledge, pull, push, spirit, struggle
反义：heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness, weariness
n. 毒药;酒;极糟的食物;极有害的思想（或心情等）;
vt. 毒死;污染;放毒于;对…有不良影响;
adj. 有毒的;
"Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants."
有些人在植物上喷撒毒剂以杀死花园内的昆虫.
近义：intoxicate, empoison, envenom, evenom, rankle, sour
反义：detoxicate, detoxify, hush, appease, lull, assuage
n. 蛇;奸险的人;卑劣的人;蛇形浮动汇率制;
vt. 沿…曲折前进（或延伸）;<美>/<口>拖，拉（木材等）;
vi. 曲折前进（或延伸）;蛇行，悄悄地爬行;
💡 S 蛇形,k蛇张口咬的动作 网友：好好学习 补充：分解 kan 看 se蛇
"The snake coiled up, ready to strike."
那条蛇盘绕起来准备攻击。
近义：meander, slither, span, wimple, wind, worm