He is now satisfied merely to try to stand up, but as soon as he does so a porpoise knocks him flat.
此時的海龜，只要能站起來就滿足了，但它剛站起來，就被一只海豚擊倒。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 18 Porpoises

?? 句中詞匯解析

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merely ['m?rli] 詞頻1
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
satisfied [['s?tis?faid]] 詞根: 滿足
a. 感到滿意的
近義：jaded, pleased, replete, sated, satiated, chuffed 反義：ungratified, unhappy
stand [st?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: 站立
n. 臺，看臺;立場;停止;抵抗; vi. 站立，起立;豎直放置;保持看法;停滯; vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承擔責任; vt.& vi. 站立，（使）直立，站著;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障礙物后面。
近義：suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure 反義：placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield
soon [sun] 詞頻1
adv. 立刻，馬上;一會兒，不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly 反義：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
flat [fl?t] 詞頻1 詞根: fl-
adj. 平的;單調的;不景氣的;干脆的; adv. （尤指貼著另一表面）平直地;斷然地;水平地;直接地，完全地; n. 平地;公寓;平面; vt. 使變平;[音樂]使（音調）下降，尤指降半音; vi. 逐漸變平;[音樂]以降調唱（或奏）;
?? l(一根管子)+fat(胖):用一根管子對你 對氣你就變胖了- 吹氣
"They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat."
他們抱怨樓上發出的噪音太大。
近義：blowout, apartment, level, plain, bare, smooth 反義：irregular, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, asymmetrical, rough

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