On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport, as in riding the bow waves of a ship.
當它們偶爾把一個失去知覺的人推到岸邊時,更大的可能是出于好奇或游戲,就像它們追逐被船首犁開的浪花一樣。
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unconscious [?n'kɑn??s] 詞頻3 詞根: sci
adj. 失去知覺的,無意識的;無意的,不自覺的;不知道的;不受意識控制的; n. [心]無意識;
?? un無+con共同+sci知道+ous...的→無意識的,不知不覺的
"She was knocked unconscious ."
她被打昏了。
近義:fainted, comatose, mechanical, automatic, perfunctory, rote 反義:knowing, mindful, attentive, awake, aware, vigilant
human ['hjum?n] 詞頻1 詞根: hum
n. 人,人類; adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
likely ['la?kli] 詞頻1
adj. 可能的;適合的;有希望的; adv. 可能;或許;大概;多半;
?? like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
這種糕餅用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近義:inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible 反義:imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
curiosity [,kj?r?'ɑs?ti] 詞頻2 詞根: cur
n. 好奇心,愛打聽的癖性;奇人;奇物,古玩;奇特性;
?? curi關心+osity多的狀態→關心多→好奇心
"Children show curiosity about everything."
兒童對一切事物都顯露出好奇心。
近義:inquisitiveness, interest, quaintness, bibelot, collectible, curio 反義:apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
sport [sp?rt] 詞頻1 詞根: s
n. 體育運動;樂趣;突變;朋友,老兄; v. 得意地穿戴;夸示;故意顯示;嬉戲;
?? s+port 拿,運→把自己從工作中解脫出來→使自己輕松一下→ 娛樂,玩,運動
"Cycling is Europe's second most popular sport."
騎自行車是歐洲第二流行的體育運動。
近義:display, play, romp, toy, dally, frisk

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