The captive elephant, still roped to a tree,
捕来拴在树上的大象,
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 41 Training elephants

📚 句中词汇解析

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captive ['kæptɪv] 词频2 词根: cap
adj. 被俘的;被监禁的;被关押的;无法逃离的; n. 战俘,俘虏;被(爱情等)迷住的人;自保公司;
💡 capt拿,抓+ive人 → 俘虏
"They led him captive."
他们将他活捉.
近义:hostage, inmate, prisoner, incluse, recluse, convict 反义:quit, unassigned, uncaught, unengaged, clear, disengaged
elephant ['ɛlɪfənt] 词频2
n. 象,大象;
💡 大象尾巴上有蚂蚁(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
近义:jumbo
still [stɪl] 词频1
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地; adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的; n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器; vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏; conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify 反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
tree [tri] 词频1
n. 树;木料;树状图;宗谱; vt. 把…赶上树;使处于困境;把鞋型插入(鞋内);
💡 吹”(谐音):风吹 树动 T像树,r是树叉,e是叶片- 树
"We put up the decorations and the tree and started to feel Christmassy at last."
我们布置好了装饰品和圣诞树,这才开始感受到圣诞节的气氛。
近义:arboreal, arborescent
roped
vt. (用绳子)捆(rope的过去式与过去分词形式)

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