Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.
人們很少能看到活著的這類動物，因為它們生活在600英尺深的水下。
新概念英語第二冊 Lesson 82 Monster or fish

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rarely ['r?rli] 詞頻2
adv. 很少地;罕有地;極精彩地;珍奇地，絕佳地;
?? rare稀少的 + ly...的 → ad.很少，難得
"Biology rarely starts over."
生物難得重新開始。
近義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, oddly, peculiarly 反義：manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually
alive [?'la?v] 詞頻1 詞根: a
adj. 活著的;活潑的;有生氣的;敏感的;
?? a在…，…的+live活→活的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我們不知道他是死是活。
近義：live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, passionate 反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
depth [d?pθ] 詞頻2 詞根: th
n. 深度;深處，深海;深奧，奧妙;進深;
?? dep=deep深的+th抽象名詞 →深度
"What's the depth of the water here?"
這兒的水有多深？
近義：profundity, deepness, inwardness, profoundness
live [l?v] 詞頻1
vi. 生存;居住;生活，過活;在生活中得到享受; vt. 經歷;度過;
"We cannot live without water."
沒有水我們不能生存。
近義：last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell 反義：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
seen [si:n] 詞頻1
v. 看見( see的過去分詞 );觀看;領會;考慮;
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看見前面提到的那個人行動可疑。

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