People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
人們喜歡收藏東西，有時并沒有意識到自己在這樣做。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 59 Collecting
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"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：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
amass
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vt. 積累，積聚;
?? a(ad-=to)+mass(團)→積聚
"People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so."
人們傾向于積攢東西, 有的并未意識到這樣做.
近義：heap, hoard, huddle, lump, raise, stock
反義：lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate
adv. 有時，間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
adj. 意識到的;知道的;覺察到的;
?? a強調+ware注視→警惕的，戒備的
"I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face."
我十分清楚我們面臨的困難。
近義：informed, knowing, knowledgeable, mindful, awake, vigilant
反義：ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened, unguarded, unknowing, unknowledgeable
vt. 照料，照顧;護理;照管，管理;
vi. 傾向（于），趨向（于）;伺侯，招待;關心;注意;
?? 十(ten)只鹿(d)需要 照管
"The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys."
班上的女生往往能讓男生文雅起來。
近義：trend, gravitate, serve, assist, nurse, attend