and the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.
象鼻子最后疼得卷了起來，以后它就很少用鼻子去進攻了。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 41 Training elephants
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 樹干;象鼻;軀干;汽車車尾的行李箱;
?? trunc-, truncat- 使殘廢,砍斷
"the diameter of a tree trunk"
樹干的直徑
近義：log, bole, frustum, boot, proboscis, rostrum
adv. 終于，最后;竟;總歸;終究;
?? eventual最后的+ly 表示方式、程度、狀態、“...地” → ad.終于；最后
"Eventually, his anger dissipated."
他的憤怒終于平息了。
近義：sometime, lastly, ultimately, finally
adj. 無禮的，冒犯的，唐突的;討厭的，令人不快的;進攻（性）的，攻擊的，攻勢的;
n. 進攻，攻勢;
?? of反對+fens保護+ive名詞后綴 →反對保護 →侵犯 →冒犯
"This poster is offensive and degrades women."
這張海報冒失無禮，有辱女性尊嚴。
近義：invasion, assault, attack, onrush, onslaught, raid
反義：protection, safeness, bastion, watch, security, care
adj. 疼痛的;使人傷心的;惱火的，發怒的;
n. （肌膚的）痛處，傷處;
adv. 〈古，詩〉同sorely;
?? so(如此)+re(熱):那么熱，難怪生 瘡 這樣(so)阿姨(re)很 痛
"I had a sore throat and could only croak."
我喉嚨痛，只能啞著嗓子說話。
近義：ulcer, ulceration, bedsore, hurt, injured, painful
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