but belongs to the air, travelling it may be six thousand miles to and from its northern nesting home, feeding its flown young as it flies,
在空中十分自如,可以飞行6,000英里,可以飞往北方做窝的老家,再从老家飞回;一边飞一边喂养会飞的雏燕,甚至在顶风时也能在气流中滑翔,似乎气流在帮它前进。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 23 Bird flight
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 北方的,北部的;来自北方的;北风;
💡 north北方+ern...方向的 →北方的
"the northern slopes of the mountains"
山脉的北坡
近义:north, northerly, northerner, boreal, borealis
反义:meridian, meridional, austral, south, southerly, southward
a. 旅行的, 旅行用的, 移动的
近义:traveling, dollying, itinerant, migratory, peripatetic, roving
反义:seated, sitting
n. 家;家庭;家庭生活;终点;
adj. 家庭的;家用的;本地的;本部的;
adv. 在家;在家乡;深深地;深入地;
vi. 回家;有家;朝向;自动导航;
vt. 把…送回家;送…回家;给…提供住处;使有安身之处;
"a range of furnishings and accessories for the home"
各种各样的家居装饰物及配件
近义:house, lodging, quarter, residence, seat, gaff
adj. 年幼的;有朝气的;年轻人的;青年的;
n. 年轻人;幼小的动物,崽;
💡 秧”(谐音)苗当然是 年轻的。有(U)勇(yong)的 年轻人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
近义:offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful
反义:antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
n. 一千;数千;许许多多;千位数;
adj. 一千的;一千个的;成千的;许许多多的;
💡 秃(t)猴(hou)三(san)吨(d)值一 千
"I made breakfast for all my son's friends—it was like the Feeding of the Five Thousand."
我为儿子的所有朋友做了早餐,就像供应食物给五千人一样。