The killing of the bison changed the whole wildlife of the plains. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly.
屠宰野牛改变了平原的全部野生生物。野牛少了,嫩草没有牛来吃了,草就长得不粗壮。
高三英语课文 Unit 13 The USA

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wildlife ['waɪldlaɪf]
n. 野生的鸟兽等; adj. 野生生物的;
💡 wild野生的+life生命 → 野生动植物
"to be interested in wildlife conservation"
对野生动物保护感兴趣
近义:fauna
killing [['kiliŋ]]
n. 谋杀, 杀戮\\na. 杀害的, 疲惫的, 迷人的
近义:homicide, kill, liquidation, assassination, manslaughter, massacre
bison ['baisn]
n. 野牛;
"In the year 1700, about 60 million bison wandered freely in North America."
在1700年约有6000万头野牛在北美无拘无束地活动.
近义:buffalo
whole [hol] 词频1
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的; n. 整体,整个;全部;
💡 who(谁)+le(乐): 整个的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就变成 整个的了吗?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral 反义:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
grass [ɡræs] 词频1 词根: gr-
n. 草,青草;草地,草坪;告密者;〈俚〉龙须菜; vt. 用草覆盖;使…长满草;使…吃草; vi. 渐渐被草覆盖;放牧;
💡 工人(gr)把自己像(as)蛇(s)一样藏在 草地里
"A cigarette set the dry grass alight ."
一支香烟把干草点燃了。
近义:informer, sneak, source, spy, squealer, stooge

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