many of them serious and senior scientists---- who dream of sending people to it.
其中的不少人是认真和资深的科学家,他们一直梦想着把人送上火星。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 35 Space odyssey

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senior ['sinɪɚ] 词频3 词根: sen
adj. (级别、地位等)较高的;资深的;年长的;<美>最高年级的; n. 上级;<美>毕业班学生;较年长者;地位较高的,资历较深的;
💡 sen年老+ior表示人→长辈
"Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up."
政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。
近义:elder, ancient, major, older, elderly, eldest 反义:juvenile, lad, minor, stripling, teen, teenager
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
serious ['sɪrɪəs] 词频1
adj. 严肃的,严重的;认真的,庄重的;重要的;危险的;
💡 射(se)日(ri)用藉丝(ous) 严肃的问题
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了这次欺诈案,在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。
近义:reliable, responsible, sedate, staid, trustworthy, trusty 反义:undependable, untrustworthy, feckless, slight, trifling, unimportant
dream [drim] 词频1 词根: dr-
vi. 梦想;做梦;梦见;想到; vt.& vi. 做梦,向往; vt. 梦想;做梦;想到; n. 梦想;愿望;梦; adj. 梦的;理想的;不切实际的;
💡 追梦”(谐音)- 梦
"The dream picture dissolved away when she woke up."
她醒来时,梦中美景便消失了.
近义:moon, muse, daydream, fantasize, covet, ambition 反义:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
sending
n. 发送, 派遣, 发射, 信件, 神赐, 天降\\n[计] 发送
近义:remission, shipment, dispatch, remittent

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