It was also thought that by removing their main supply of food, the Native Americans would be forced to give in.
當時還有人認為,斷掉了主要的食物來源,土著人就會被迫屈服。
高三英語課文 Unit 13 The USA

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supply [s?'pla?] 詞頻1 詞根: sup
vt. 供給;補充;彌補(缺陷、損失等);向…提供(物資等); n. 供給物;儲備物質;糧食; vi. 暫代他人職務;
?? sup在下面+ply重疊,折疊→重疊下去→供應[下去],補給
"an adequate supply of hot water"
熱水供應充足
近義:minister, munition, procure, provide, provision, purvey 反義:move, rob, take, budge, inadequacy, insufficiency
native ['net?v] 詞頻1 詞根: nat
adj. 本國的;土著的;天生的;天真的,純樸的; n. 當地人;土著人;當地產的動(植)物;
?? nat出生的+ive名詞后綴 →本地人
"No government shall take away the rights of the native people."
任何政府也不能剝奪土著人的權利.
近義:indian, aborigine, creole, local, aboriginal, indigenous 反義:outlander, outsider, stranger, alien, newfangled, outlandish
thought [θ?t] 詞頻1
n. 思想;想法;關心;思索; v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認為;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering 反義:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
main [me?n] 詞頻1
adj. 主要的,最重要的;全力的; n. 最主要的部分,重點;主要管道;體力;[航海]公海;
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"All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall."
全體學生獲通知到大禮堂集合。
近義:head, intrinsic, leading, major, master, material 反義:associate, attache, parallel, auxiliary, accessorial, accessory
food [fu:d] 詞頻1
n. 食物,食品;糧食;養料;資料;
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
從食物中吸取鈣需靠維生素D的幫助。
近義:meal, mess, nourishment, nutrient, nutriment, nutrition

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