The captive elephant, still roped to a tree,
捕來拴在樹上的大象,
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 41 Training elephants

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captive ['k?pt?v] 詞頻2 詞根: cap
adj. 被俘的;被監禁的;被關押的;無法逃離的; n. 戰俘,俘虜;被(愛情等)迷住的人;自保公司;
?? capt拿,抓+ive人 → 俘虜
"They led him captive."
他們將他活捉.
近義:hostage, inmate, prisoner, incluse, recluse, convict 反義:quit, unassigned, uncaught, unengaged, clear, disengaged
elephant ['?l?f?nt] 詞頻2
n. 象,大象;
?? 大象尾巴上有螞蟻(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
這座新辦公大樓成了昂貴的擺設。
近義:jumbo
still [st?l] 詞頻1
adv. 仍,仍然;更,還要;靜靜地;〈詩〉常,不斷地; adj. 不動的,靜止的;不狂暴的,溫柔的;沒有活力的,死氣沉沉的; n. 平靜,寂靜;劇照;靜止攝影;蒸餾器; vt.& vi. (使某物)平靜下來,安靜;〈古〉燒(酒),蒸餾; conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了,他還是十分活躍。
近義:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify 反義:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
tree [tri] 詞頻1
n. 樹;木料;樹狀圖;宗譜; vt. 把…趕上樹;使處于困境;把鞋型插入(鞋內);
?? 吹”(諧音):風吹 樹動 T像樹,r是樹叉,e是葉片- 樹
"We put up the decorations and the tree and started to feel Christmassy at last."
我們布置好了裝飾品和圣誕樹,這才開始感受到圣誕節的氣氛。
近義:arboreal, arborescent
roped
vt. (用繩子)捆(rope的過去式與過去分詞形式)

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