I have seen the hippopotamus, both asleep and awake; and I can assure you that, awake or asleep, he is the ugliest of the works of God.
— Thomas Babington Macaulay  ·  No category

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asleep [ə'slip] 词频1 词根: a
adj. 睡着的;休眠的;麻木的;已死的; adv. 熟睡地;处于麻木不仁的状态;长眠;
💡 a在…，…的+sleep睡觉→睡着的
"Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep."
她的呼吸变得均匀，便睡着了。
近义：sleeping, dormant, numbed, resting, sleepy, slumbering 反义：mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful
awake [ə'wek] 词频1 词根: a
adj. 醒着的;警惕的; vt.& vi. 唤醒;唤起;觉悟;
💡 a加强意义+wake醒着→唤醒，使醒
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：awaken, rouse, wake, waken, arouse, revive 反义：kip, sleeping, dormant
assure [ə'ʃʊr] 词频1 词根: sur
vt. 向…保证;使…确信;<英>给…保险;
💡 as一再+sure确定→一再确定→肯定，确信
"He hastened to assure us that the press would not be informed."
他急忙向我们保证新闻界是不会知道的.
近义：maintain, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, ratify 反义：negative, refute, traverse, veto, controvert, disaffirm
seen [si:n] 词频1
v. 看见( see的过去分词 );观看;领会;考虑;
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
hippopotamus [ˌhipə'pɔtəməs]
n. 河马（产于非洲）;
"And so what does Hippopotamus wish to close with?"
河马想说些什么来结束此篇?
works [wə:ks]
n. [机] 工厂，工场;工程;所有的事物;全套物品;作为（ work的名词复数 ）; v. （使）工作（ work的第三人称单数 ）;（使）运作;运转;（使）产生效果;
"Afternoons he works at home."
每天下午他在家里工作。
近义：jobs, industry, installation, mill, plant, factory

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