For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

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entire [?n'ta??] 詞頻1 詞根: tir
adj. 全部的;整個的;全體的;囫圇;
?? en進+tire緊→全部靠緊,擠進去→不遺留在外→完整的
"Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered."
爭了半天, 沒有一句話是切合實際的.
近義:integral, livelong, total, unabridged, uncut, undivided
universe ['jun?v?s] 詞頻3 詞根: ver
n. 宇宙;天地萬物; 經驗領域;
?? uni一個+vers轉向+e→統一旋轉→宇宙
"Scientists disagree about how the universe was created."
科學家對宇宙是怎樣形成的有分歧。
近義:world, cosmos
away [?'we] 詞頻1
adv. 離開,遠離;在遠處;消失; adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方;離去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
neatly ['nitli]
adv. 整潔地;干凈地;靈巧地;恰好地;
"Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly."
水手們知道怎樣把一條大繩利落地纏好.
近義:impeccably, jauntily, nicely, politely, prettily, rakishly 反義:impolitely, loutishly, ordinarily, prosaically, vulgarly, coarsely
mate [meit] 詞頻2
n. (工人間的)伙伴,同事,老兄,老弟〔工人,水手間的親密稱呼〕;配偶〔男女任何一方〕,動物之偶(尤指鳥類),(一對中的)一只,配對物;[醫學](軍醫等的)助手;[航海](商船的)大副,駕駛員; vt.& vi. (使)成為配偶;(使)交配;(一對動物或鳥)交配;交尾(~ with sth);
?? 同席(mat)而坐,在一起吃(ate)飯的人是 伙伴
"The presidential nominee was advised to choose a woman as a running mate."
有人建議總統候選人找一位女性競選伙伴。
近義:marry, wed, copulate, couple, checkmate, pal
divided
a. 分開的
近義:segmented, separate, severed, snippy, split, patchy 反義:integral, joint, livelong, uncut, whole, complete

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