But why did white people want to catch Africans and put them in chains?
但是为什么白人要把非洲人抓起来,戴上镣铐呢?
高三英语课文 Unit 14 Roots

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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
white [waɪt] 词频1
adj. 白色的,纯洁的;无色的,透明的;白衣的;白种人的; n. 白色;白种人;空白;白色颜料; vt. (书写,印刷等)留出空白处;使变白色,刷白;漂白;
"a collar and cuffs of white lace"
带白色蕾丝花边的衣领和袖口
近义:gubbah, gub, glair, glaire, hoary, gray 反义:inky, jet, jetty, atramentous, onyx, blacked
want [wɑnt] 词频1
v. 想要;希望;打算;需要…在场; n. 需要的东西;缺少;贫穷;
💡 因为want 所以want 东西
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义:intend, like, mean, seek, will, wish 反义:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
catch [kætʃ] 词频1 词根: -tch
vt. 赶上;接住;引起;看见; vt.& vi. (使)被钩住,(使)被卡住; n. 抓;隐情;捕获量;挂钩; vi. 锁住;着火;[棒球]当接球手; adj. 迷惑人的;令人容易上当的;引人注目的;令人感兴趣的;
💡 猫(cat) 捉住老鼠吃(ch)
"She managed to catch the keys as they fell."
她接住了落下的钥匙。
近义:hook, apprehend, arrest, nab, seize, snag 反义:unhand, release, unlock, free, loosen, uncouple
chains
n. 枷锁;联营企业;缝条;链条(chain的复数)
近义:peonage, slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage

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