You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.
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n. 课程;航线;行动方向;一道菜;
vt. 快速地流动;奔流;跑过;追逐;
vi. 沿…（方向）前进;指引航线;快跑;迅速移动;
💡 cour 发生+se → n. 发展；进程，课程，一道菜
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我们三人学高级课程。
近义：racecourse, racetrack, speedway, track, pass, range
adj. 灭绝的;绝种的;消逝的;破灭的;
💡 ex外+tinct=stinct刺→从外面刺→灭绝的
"The extinct volcano's eruption would mean a cataclysm for the city."
死火山又重新喷发,对这座城市来说意味着大难临头.
近义：obliterated, vanished, extinguished, late, lifeless, dead
反义：live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, actual
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗？
近义：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
adj. 忠诚的，坚定的;
v. 保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）( commit的过去式和过去分词 );把…托付给;把…记（或写）下来;承诺;
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
这些人因涉嫌犯有夜盗罪而被拘留.
近义：indebted, bound, obligated, pledged, compromised, engaged
反义：impartial, neutral, uninvolved
adultery
[ə'dʌltəri]
n. 通奸，私通;通奸行为;
"He was accused of committing adultery ."
他被控通奸。
近义：promiscuity, infidelity, concubinage, cuckoldry, fornication
反义：ardor, ardour, loyalty, obedience, piety, troth