has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
花了畢生的精力來研究世界各地的活火山和探洞。
新概念英語第二冊 Lesson 67 Volcanoes

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lifetime ['la?fta?m] 詞頻3
n. 一生,壽命;有生之年;存在期,有效期; na. 終生;終身保障;[核]壽命;
?? life生命+time時間→ n.一生,終身
"His diary was not published during his lifetime."
他的日記在他生前未曾發表過。
近義:time, age, epoch, era, generation, lifelong
spent [[spent]] 詞頻1
a. 用盡的, 精疲力竭的\\nspend的過去式和過去分詞
近義:outworn, unavailable, consumed, depleted, exhausted
active ['?ktiv] 詞頻1 詞根: 行動
adj. 積極的,活躍的,有生氣的;迅速的,敏捷的;有效的,起作用的; n. [語法]主動語態;積極分子,活躍的人;
?? act(做)+ive(形綴)=active 活動的 積極的 pass(傳遞)+ive(形綴)=passive 被動的
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了,他還是十分活躍。
近義:keen, astir, operative, powerful, spirited, sprightly 反義:out, antipathetic, antithetic, antithetical, negative, contrarious
deep [dip] 詞頻1 詞根: /di:/
adj. 深的;深遠的,深奧;重大的,深刻的;強烈的,痛切的,深厚的; n. 深處,深淵; adv. 深深地,深入地;
?? 地鋪(諧音):地鋪很 深 網友:馬勝敏 補充:說明:如果把deep的p按照逆時針方向翻轉180度就會變成deed(行為,事情) 如果把deep的d垂直翻轉180
"Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature."
薩姆在鄉下出生,特別喜愛大自然。
近義:abysmally, profoundly, deeply, abysmal, profound, chasmal 反義:shoal, superficial, simple, uncomplicated, basic, cushy
world [w?ld] 詞頻1
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句(l)話(word)講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe

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