And anyone who gave more than a passing thought to the bottom confines of the oceans probably assumed that the sea bed was flat.
凡是稍稍想过大海海底的人大概都会认为海底是平坦的。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 30 Exploring the sea-floor
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
pron. 任何人;任何一个;谁;
💡 any任何+one一个→任何一个
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
较年长的工人的适应能力和学习速度有时并不亚于其他任何人。
近义：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
adv. 大概;或许;很可能;备不住;
💡 probab=probable可能的+ly表副词 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有关他私生活的事可能大部分都是虚构的.
近义：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反义：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
n. 底部;末端;臀部;尽头;
adj. 底部的;
vt. 装底;测量深浅;查明真相;
vi. 到达底部;建立基础;
"The bottom of the bucket has worn through after all this time."
经过这么长时间,这只桶的底部终于磨穿了.
近义：arse, booty, behind, butt, breech, can
反义：head, height, apex, hilltop, peak, pinnacle
assumed
[ə'su:md]
adj. 假装的;假冒的;假定的;被承担的;
v. 取得（权力）( assume的过去式和过去分词 );假设;假定;呈现;
"the assumed differences between the two states"
两种状况的假定区别
近义：hypothetical, implicit, implied, phony, presumptive, pretended
反义：apparent, irrefutable, manifest, obvious, ostensible, ostensive