They lived by hunting and by gathering roots, nuts and wild fruits.
他們靠狩獵和采集根莖、堅(jiān)果和野果為生。
高三英語(yǔ)課文
Unit 13 The USA
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 聚集;集會(huì);采集;積累;
v. （使）聚集( gather的現(xiàn)在分詞);集合;推斷;了解;
?? gather集會(huì)+ing名詞后綴 → 集會(huì),聚會(huì)
"The job involves gathering and analysing data."
這項(xiàng)工作包括搜集和分析資料。
近義：assembly, audience, reunion, sitting, meeting, assemblage
反義：takedown, teardown, unrigging, disassembling, dismantlement, dismantling
n. 打獵;搜索，追尋;[電]（同步電動(dòng)機(jī)的）速度偏差;
v. 打獵(hunt的現(xiàn)在分詞);
"Diana, the goddess of hunting"
狩獵女神狄安娜
近義：poaching, prowling, shooting, hunt, pursuit, search
adj. 野生的;野蠻的;狂熱的;荒涼的;
n. 荒野;未開化的地方;偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū);人煙稀少的地區(qū);
adv. 瘋狂地;胡亂地;
?? 與溫和的(mild)相反(m-w)即 野蠻的
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
過(guò)去的那位搖滾狂人已經(jīng)改變形象，成了一位體面的愛家的男人。
近義：backland, steppe, thicket, bushes, chaparral, nonsensical
反義：heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, moderate, precautious