By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans, mainly British, had come to settle in New Zealand and the Maori signed an agreement with these settlers.
截止1840年已有约2，000名欧洲人，其中大部分是英国人，到新西兰定居，毛利人与这些移居者签订了一个协议。
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
vt. 解决;安排;使定居;使沉淀;
vi. 下沉;定居;
n. 高背长靠椅;
💡 set安置好+tle表动词 → 固定；安居
"Attempts are being made to settle the dispute by diplomatic means."
正在努力通过外交途径解决争端。
近义：resolve, solve, bridge, crack, decide, determine
n. 协定，协议;同意，一致;合同书;（词之间性、数、人称方面与…）一致;
💡 agree同意+ment名词后缀 →协议；一致
"The agreement was declared void ab initio."
此协议自一开始就被宣布无效。
近义：arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
反义：incoherence, incomprehension, inharmony, nonapproval, nonconformity, bafflement
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
adj. 不列颠的;英国的;英国人的;英国英语的;
n. （总称）英国人;英国英语;
"His deeds went down in the annals of British history."
他的事迹已载入英国史册。
近义：britannic, briton
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生;
vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满（…岁）;
int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反义：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split