gravity is the force that drives them in a continual attempt to restore the ocean surface to a flat plain.
地球引力是持續不斷企圖使海面復原為平面的力量。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 40 Waves
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 重力;萬有引力，地心引力;重要性，嚴重性;嚴肅，莊重;
?? grav重+ity名詞后綴 → 莊重；地心吸力
"Newton's law of gravity"
牛頓萬有引力定律
近義：ponderosity, seriousness, circumspection, gravitation, importance, severity
反義：skittishness, superficiality, trifling, triviality, lightness, flippancy
vt. 試圖;嘗試;
n. 進攻;嘗試，沖擊;
?? at一再+tempt嘗試→一再嘗試 → 嘗試，企圖
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍認為，這一舉措是試圖安撫批評政權的人。
近義：try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
vt. 歸還;交還;使恢復;修復;
vt.& vi. 恢復（某種情況或感受）;使復原;使復位;使復職;
?? re(back)+stor(stand)+e(動詞后綴)→歸還；使復位；修補
"The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy."
這些舉措旨在恢復公眾對經濟的信心。
近義：reactivate, reconstruct, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel, renovate
反義：hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin
n. 表面;外觀，外表;地面。水面;
vi. 浮出水面;在表面工作;顯露;
vt. 使浮出水面;使成平面;
adj. 表面的，外觀的;外表上的，平地上的;膚淺的;
?? sur超過，在上面+face臉面→表面
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
細菌一進入血液里，就附著在紅細胞表面上。
近義：appear, arise, loom, materialize, outcrop, rise
n. 力;武力;（社會）勢力;魄力;
vt. 強迫;強行;促使，推動;強奸;
?? fort(=forc表力) force 力 一起(com)用力(fort)使舒適 安慰 向外(e)用力(fort)叫 努力(effort) 使(en)有力(fo
"the US Air Force"
美國空軍
近義：break, pry, impel, intimidate, obligate, oblige
反義：preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter