Thus they lay on hard wooden boards, unable to stand up or move around.
这样，他们就躺在硬木板上，既不能站立起来，也不能活动。
高三英语课文 Unit 14 Roots

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

wooden ['wʊdn] 词频2 词根: wood
adj. 木制的;木头的;僵硬的;呆板的;
💡 wood木头+en由...制成的 →木制的
"a necklace of wooden beads"
一条木珠项链
近义：wood
unable [ʌn'ebl] 词频2 词根: un
adj. 不能的，不会的;无能力的，不熟练的;不能胜任的;〈罕，诗〉弱，无力的;
💡 un不+able形容词后缀, 具有某种性质的 → 不能的, 不会的
"Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall."
数以百计的人未能获准进入大厅。
近义：incapable, incompetent, uncapable, unfit, unqualified, bumbling
move [muv] 词根: mov
vt.& vi. 移动，搬动; vi. 搬家;行动;进展;（机器等）开动; vt. 提议;使感动;摇动;变化; n. 改变;迁移;
💡 mob, mov, mot 表”移动”
"Could we move on now to …?"
我们现在可以接着讨论…吗？
近义：relocate, remove, shuttle, transfer, translocate, withdraw 反义：freeze, remain, abide, caseharden
thus [ðʌs] 词频1
adv. 于是，因此;如此，这样，像这样，例如;到这程度，到这地步，这么;如下; conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气，结果损害了他们的健康。
近义：sic, so, that, this
hard [hɑrd] 词频1
adj. 困难的;硬的;有力的;努力的; adv. 努力地;猛力地;严重地;沉重地; n. 英〉硬海滩，登陆处;
"She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck."
她认为她的成功来自勤劳和一点运气。
近义：strongly, rigidly, stiffly, resistant, resistive, steely 反义：malleable, mellow, mild, attenuated, softened, squashy

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I shall insist that they do from now on. Eating cabbage will keep them healthy.
我要他们从现在起就吃（醋泡白菜）。吃白菜会使他们的身体保持健康的。
I shall be happy to give up my part of Shylock's money.
我将高兴地放弃我应得的夏洛克财产的那一半。
The Bison on the Plains of America
美洲平原上的野牛
In this way he was able to find out where they lived, how many chidren they had, and where they died and were buried.
就这样，他了解到祖先的住处，有多少孩子，死在何处，葬在哪里。
One man was told to fix up an air-line to provide compressed air for the machines they were using.
有个工人被派去安装"供气管"，给他们正在使用的机器提供压缩空气。
Some of this heat near the earth's surfact is used to make electricity.
靠近地表的一部分热量已被用来发电。