For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

📚 名句词汇解析

从本句名言中提取的重要词汇,帮助你深度理解这句话

entire [ɪn'taɪɚ] 词频1 词根: tir
adj. 全部的;整个的;全体的;囫囵;
💡 en进+tire紧→全部靠紧,挤进去→不遗留在外→完整的
"Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered."
争了半天, 没有一句话是切合实际的.
近义:integral, livelong, total, unabridged, uncut, undivided
universe ['junɪvɝs] 词频3 词根: ver
n. 宇宙;天地万物; 经验领域;
💡 uni一个+vers转向+e→统一旋转→宇宙
"Scientists disagree about how the universe was created."
科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
近义:world, cosmos
away [ə'we] 词频1
adv. 离开,远离;在远处;消失; adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方;离去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
neatly ['nitli]
adv. 整洁地;干净地;灵巧地;恰好地;
"Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly."
水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好.
近义:impeccably, jauntily, nicely, politely, prettily, rakishly 反义:impolitely, loutishly, ordinarily, prosaically, vulgarly, coarsely
mate [meit] 词频2
n. (工人间的)伙伴,同事,老兄,老弟〔工人,水手间的亲密称呼〕;配偶〔男女任何一方〕,动物之偶(尤指鸟类),(一对中的)一只,配对物;[医学](军医等的)助手;[航海](商船的)大副,驾驶员; vt.& vi. (使)成为配偶;(使)交配;(一对动物或鸟)交配;交尾(~ with sth);
💡 同席(mat)而坐,在一起吃(ate)饭的人是 伙伴
"The presidential nominee was advised to choose a woman as a running mate."
有人建议总统候选人找一位女性竞选伙伴。
近义:marry, wed, copulate, couple, checkmate, pal
divided
a. 分开的
近义:segmented, separate, severed, snippy, split, patchy 反义:integral, joint, livelong, uncut, whole, complete

📜 Terry Pratchett 的更多名言

查看 Terry Pratchett 全部名言 ›

🏷 更多「No category」名言

更多「No category」名言 ›