They took with them dogs, rats and plants like the sweet potato,and settled mainly in North Island where the weather was warmer.
他们随身带去了狗、老鼠及像红薯之类的植物，并且大部分定居在气候比较温暖的北岛。
高三英语课文
Unit 19 New Zealand
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 岛，岛屿;
vt. 使孤立;
💡 isl(island)+and(名词后缀)→岛；岛屿；岛状物；使成为岛；孤立
"Sugar is an important crop on the island."
糖料作物是这个岛上的一种重要作物。
近义：isle, insular
adj. 甜的;愉快的，快乐的;温柔的，亲切的;芳香的;
n. 糖果，甜食;餐后的甜点心;甜味;宝贝;
💡 美酒“思味特”（谐音）香 甜又可口 网友：yqy补充： sweet-sweat：ee：两个人在一起，当然甜蜜
"a cup of hot sweet tea"
一杯加糖热茶
近义：sugarplum, sweetie, sweetmeat, tidbit, titbit, toffee
反义：astringent, pungent, sharptasting, styptic, acerb, acerbic
n. 马铃薯， 土豆，洋芋;土豆块茎;
💡 老婆(po)指使他(ta)偷(to-音似) 土豆
"I got the minister on the ear with a potato."
我用土豆打中了部长的耳朵.
近义：spud, murphy
settled
[['setld]]
a. 固定的, 决定的, 持续的, 难以消除的\\n[经] 付讫的, 固定的, 结过帐的
近义：concerted, confirmed, agreed, established
反义：hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive
adv. 大部分地;主要地;基本上;
"The committee is composed mainly of lawyers."
委员会主要由律师组成。
近义：largely, mostly, predominantly, preponderantly, primarily, principally