Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
adj. 活（著）的;現(xiàn)存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生計;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的現(xiàn)在分詞);居住;以…為生;（按照規(guī)矩）管理生活;
?? liv生活+ing名詞后綴 → 生活，生計
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住條件極為惡劣。
近義：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
n. 分類，類別;品質(zhì)，本性;方法;一群;
vt.& vi. 分類;整頓，整理;適合;
vt. 挑選;把…分類;將…排順序;
vi. 分類;交往;協(xié)調(diào);
?? sort(kind)→種類；分類；整理；揀選
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
這種光線下你看不清楚，其實我的新外衣帶棕色。
近義：arrange, order, organise, organize, pigeonhole, range
反義：jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
vt. 改變;改觀;變換;
vi. 改變;
n. [數(shù)]變換式;
?? trans變換，轉(zhuǎn)移+form形狀→變形
"The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses."
光化學反應(yīng)使光變?yōu)殡娒}沖。
近義：mutate, transmogrify, transmute, morph, change, convert
反義：protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
n. 環(huán)境，外界;周圍，圍繞;工作平臺;（運行）環(huán)境;
?? environ 環(huán)境+ ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結(jié)果 → n.環(huán)境，外界；圍繞
"A bad home environment can affect a child's healthy growth."
不良的家庭環(huán)境能影響兒童的健康成長.
近義：milieu, nature, atmosphere, background, space, surroundings
n. 事件，形勢;東西，事物;家伙;事業(yè);
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
imperialist
[im'pi?ri?list;im'piri?list]
n. 帝國主義者;皇帝的支持者，帝制擁護者;
adj. 帝國主義的;
"The May 4 th Movement was at once anti - imperialist and anti - feudal."
五四運動是反對帝國主義的運動,又是反對封建主義的運動.
近義：imperialistic