After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something else, whether it be plant or animal, dead or alive, and it is only by chance that such a fate is avoided.
因为一切生物都是靠吃别的东西来活命的,不管这种东西是植物还是动物,死的还是活的,因此,生物偶尔才能避免被吃掉的命运。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 26 The past life of the earth

📚 句中词汇解析

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living ['lɪvɪŋ] 词频1
adj. 活(着)的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的; n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道; v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;(按照规矩)管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活,生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义:livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive 反义:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
plant [plænt] 词频1 词根: plant
n. 植物,草木;设备;工厂;庄稼; vt. 种植;安,插;建设,布置;移民于;
💡 plant Plant=plant,表示”种植”
"The plant exudes a sticky fluid."
这种植物分泌出一种黏液。
近义:seed, sow, cultivate, shrub, industry, installation 反义:reap, crop
animal ['ænɪml] 词频1 词根: anim
n. 动物,兽,牲畜;<俚>家畜,牲口;<俚>畜生(一般的人);兽性; adj. 动物的;肉体的;肉欲的;
💡 anim生命,精神+al名词后缀→有生命的东西→动物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我对动物毛过敏。
近义:beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly 反义:vegetal
alive [ə'laɪv] 词频1 词根: a
adj. 活着的;活泼的;有生气的;敏感的;
💡 a在…,…的+live活→活的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义:live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, passionate 反义:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
fate [fet] 词频1 词根: fate
n. 命运,宿命;灾难,死亡;命中注定的事(尤指坏事); v. 注定;
💡 fa, fabl, fam, fan =speak,表示”说”#词根助记:fate=上帝的话
"They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them."
他们并不知道即将降临到他们头上的厄运。
近义:predestine, preordain, foreordain, karma, lot, misfortune

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