These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times.
那些最先從亞洲引進的狗,待人友好,早在羅馬時代就給人當看門狗了。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 8 A famous monastery

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friendly ['fr?ndli] 詞頻1 詞根: friend
adj. 友好的,親密的;有幫助的;互助的; n. 友誼賽;
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"He is kind and friendly despite his rather bluff manner."
他為人厚道,待人親切,雖然態(tài)度有點粗魯.
近義:hearty, hospitable, approachable, kind, kindly, likable 反義:inimical, litigious, opposing, pernicious, polemic, pugnacious
first [f?st] 詞頻1
n. 第一,最初;頭等;一號,;[樂]高音部; adv. 最早,最初;首次;寧愿;優(yōu)先; adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的; num. 第一;
?? 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,訓(xùn)練
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的論文《論自戀》中首次提到了這個概念.
近義:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary 反義:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
used [just] 詞頻2 詞根: 使用
adj. 用過的;習(xí)慣于;二手的;舊的; v. 使用( use的過去式和過去分詞);常常,經(jīng)常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
現(xiàn)在情況不比從前了。
近義:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed 反義:unused, unworn
brought [br?:t] 詞頻1
v. 帶來( bring的過去式和過去分詞 );促使;提供;使朝(某方向或按某方式)移動;
"The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity ."
這座雕像是古時運到羅馬的。
Roman [r?m?] 詞頻1
n. 羅馬字體;
"the apotheosis of a Roman Emperor"
冊封羅馬皇帝為神

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