The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago, had they happened to be within reach of predatory human hands.
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adj. 掠夺成性的;食肉的;捕食生物的;
💡 pred抢掠+ator物+y...的→掠夺的,掠夺成性的;食肉的;捕食生物的
"She was safe from predatory birds on the verandah."
在阳台上她不会遭到猛禽的袭击.
近义:predaceous, predacious, prey, rapacious, raptorial, ravenous
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
n. 月亮,月球;卫星;月状物,新月状物;
vi. 闲逛;出神;[俚语] 露出屁股以戏弄;
vt. 虚度;
"old film footage of the moon landing"
一段登月的老影片
近义:muse, daydream, dream, fantasize
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望,极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙(long) 长龙(拼音long)摆尾 网友:顾亮亮 补充:龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间?
近义:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义:little, minute, small, squat, slight
v. 到达,走到;够…,抓…;完成;
n. 手脚能够到的范围;范围,区域;影响的范围,管辖的范围;
💡 树(r)下每人(each)都 伸手去够,但都不能 到达树尖 网友:yqy 补充:【同】achieve,attain, reach 【辨析】achieve 着重在
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球弹了两次他才接到。
近义:obtain, attain, achieve, gain, get, pass