It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day.
它們一年中消滅了多少昆蟲，我們簡直無法猜測，它們是吃不飽的動物，不滿意一日三餐。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 2 Spare that spider
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的，不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不，無，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對，沒法讓她高興。
近義：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反義：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 內容;（書等的）目錄;滿足;容量;
?? con全部+tent握住→全部拿住→內容，容量；滿足的
"He seemed more content, less bitter."
他看起來比較滿意，不那么失望。
近義：volume, contents, pleased, satisfied, chuffed, contented
反義：pain, roil, undeceive, vex, disillusionize, disillusionise
vt. 推測;猜測，臆測;猜中;假定，認為;
vi. 猜，猜測;猜對;
n. 猜測;推斷;
?? 聯想：猜也猜不著“該死
"You'll never guess what's happened!"
你根本猜不到出了什么事！
近義：presume, sense, assume, suspect, speculate, suppose
反義：learn, miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail
vt.& vi. 殺死…;
vt. 使停止[結束，失敗];破壞，減弱，抵消;使痛苦，使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合，使笑死了;
n. 殺死;獵;被捕殺的動物;獵物;
adj. 致命的;
?? 作“殺”的手勢，說“k”掉那只雞。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能會扼殺旅游業這只產金蛋的鵝。
近義：ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot
反義：enliven
hungry
['h??ɡri]
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詞根: /h?n/
adj. 饑餓的;渴望的，渴望得到;（統稱）饑民;荒年的，不毛的;
?? 因為hungry(餓)，匆忙(hurry)去買飯。 網友：馬 補充：已婚(hun)女孩(gr)比丫頭(y)饑渴
"Is anyone getting hungry?"
有人覺得餓嗎？
近義：hungering, peckish, ravenous, starved, starveling, starving
反義：jaded, replete, sated, satiate, satisfied, overfilled