No matter how much we like honey, or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung.
不管我們多么愛吃蜂蜜,或讀過多少關(guān)于蜜蜂具有神秘的識別方向的靈感的書,我們?nèi)匀皇趾ε卤环潋亍?/div> 新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness

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uncanny [?n'k?ni] 詞頻5
adj. 神秘的;可怕的;怪異的;危險的;
?? un不+canny見識廣博的→離奇的
"I had an uncanny feeling I was being watched."
我有種被人監(jiān)視的奇怪感覺。
近義:odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish
sense [s?ns] 詞頻1 詞根: 感覺
n. 感覺,官能;意識,觀念;理性;識別力; vt. 感到;理解,領(lǐng)會;檢測出;
?? sens(feel)+e(名詞后綴)→感官;知覺;意義;判斷力;感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
direction [d?'r?k?n] 詞頻1 詞根: rect
n. 方向;趨勢;方面;用法說明;
?? di使...變成+rect直+ion名詞后綴 →指示,指引,說明,指導(dǎo);[批引的方位] 方向,方位
"She cast a welcoming smile in his direction."
她向他微笑以示歡迎。
近義:heading, line, orientation, path, route, tack
possess [p?'z?s] 詞頻1 詞根: pos
vt. 擁有;掌握,懂得;主宰;纏住,迷住;
?? sed, sid, sess, sult 表”坐”#詞根助記:pos(=port向著)+sess=向有……的地方坐著 = 持有,擁有
"She pretends to various abilities she doesn't, in fact, possess."
她自稱有種種她事實上并不具有的才能.
近義:hold, own, enjoy, have, obsess, spellbind
horror ['h?r?] 詞頻2 詞根: 恐懼
n. 恐怖,可怕的事物;嫌惡,痛恨;討厭的人或事;〈口〉非常丑惡;
?? horr(tremble)+or(名詞后綴)→恐怖;戰(zhàn)栗;極度憎惡
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那個小淘氣鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近義:horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright 反義:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve

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