Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
蛇的唾液本來和我們?nèi)说南阂粯尤岷停?jīng)過漫長的時間,演變成了今天仍無法分析清楚的毒液。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 20 Snake poison
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 分析,分解;梗概,要略;[數(shù)]解析;驗定;
?? ana在旁邊+lysis分開→分開來→分析
"The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes."
這本書分析了貧困及其原因。
近義:inspection, investigation, examination, breakdown, breakout, dissection
prep. (表示方向)越過;(部份或全部覆蓋)在…上面;由于;(表示論及)關(guān)于;
adv. 結(jié)束;再;(倒)下;從一邊至另一邊;
adj. 過去的;外面的;在上的;上級的;
n. 額外;剩余;剩余(或多余)的量;剩余物;
int. [電信學]報文完,請回復!;
vt. 走過,跳過;[美國方言]從…恢復過來;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對核能的態(tài)度來了個180度的大轉(zhuǎn)變。
近義:above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反義:under, below, beneath
n. 唾液,口水;津;吐沫;涎;
"He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin."
他擦掉了下巴上的幾滴口水.
近義:spit, drivel, drool
adj. 溫柔的;溫暖的;輕微的;(味道)不濃的;
n. 淡味麥芽啤酒;
?? 棉襖得(諧音):棉襖得,很 溫和 mild-milk:像牛奶一般的- 溫和的 wild野的-w反過來m-mild(溫柔的)
"Aspirin is a mild analgesic."
阿司匹林是藥性平和的止痛藥。
近義:kind, mellow, abstinent, placid, restrained, serene
反義:spleenful, spleeny, splenetic, splenetical
adj. 消化的;助消化的;
n. 消化劑;
"We studied the action of the digestive system."
我們學習了消化系統(tǒng)的作用.
近義:antacid, assimilable, peptic, digester, digestible