Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself.
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adj. 活（着）的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;（按照规矩）管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活，生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反义：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
n. 分类，类别;品质，本性;方法;一群;
vt.& vi. 分类;整顿，整理;适合;
vt. 挑选;把…分类;将…排顺序;
vi. 分类;交往;协调;
💡 sort(kind)→种类；分类；整理；拣选
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
这种光线下你看不清楚，其实我的新外衣带棕色。
近义：arrange, order, organise, organize, pigeonhole, range
反义：jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
vt. 改变;改观;变换;
vi. 改变;
n. [数]变换式;
💡 trans变换，转移+form形状→变形
"The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses."
光化学反应使光变为电脉冲。
近义：mutate, transmogrify, transmute, morph, change, convert
反义：protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
n. 环境，外界;周围，围绕;工作平台;（运行）环境;
💡 environ 环境+ ment 表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.环境，外界；围绕
"A bad home environment can affect a child's healthy growth."
不良的家庭环境能影响儿童的健康成长.
近义：milieu, nature, atmosphere, background, space, surroundings
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
imperialist
[im'piəriəlist;im'piriəlist]
n. 帝国主义者;皇帝的支持者，帝制拥护者;
adj. 帝国主义的;
"The May 4 th Movement was at once anti - imperialist and anti - feudal."
五四运动是反对帝国主义的运动,又是反对封建主义的运动.
近义：imperialistic