But why did white people want to catch Africans and put them in chains?
但是為什么白人要把非洲人抓起來,戴上鐐銬呢?
高三英語課文 Unit 14 Roots

?? 句中詞匯解析

從本句中提取的重要詞匯

people ['pipl] 詞頻1 詞根: 公眾
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族; vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
white [wa?t] 詞頻1
adj. 白色的,純潔的;無色的,透明的;白衣的;白種人的; n. 白色;白種人;空白;白色顏料; vt. (書寫,印刷等)留出空白處;使變白色,刷白;漂白;
"a collar and cuffs of white lace"
帶白色蕾絲花邊的衣領和袖口
近義:gubbah, gub, glair, glaire, hoary, gray 反義:inky, jet, jetty, atramentous, onyx, blacked
want [wɑnt] 詞頻1
v. 想要;希望;打算;需要…在場; n. 需要的東西;缺少;貧窮;
?? 因為want 所以want 東西
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些證據以后才提出控告。
近義:intend, like, mean, seek, will, wish 反義:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
catch [k?t?] 詞頻1 詞根: -tch
vt. 趕上;接住;引起;看見; vt.& vi. (使)被鉤住,(使)被卡住; n. 抓;隱情;捕獲量;掛鉤; vi. 鎖住;著火;[棒球]當接球手; adj. 迷惑人的;令人容易上當的;引人注目的;令人感興趣的;
?? 貓(cat) 捉住老鼠吃(ch)
"She managed to catch the keys as they fell."
她接住了落下的鑰匙。
近義:hook, apprehend, arrest, nab, seize, snag 反義:unhand, release, unlock, free, loosen, uncouple
chains
n. 枷鎖;聯營企業;縫條;鏈條(chain的復數)
近義:peonage, slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage

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