时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:留美老师带你每日说英文


英语课

 While it may seem counterproductive for members of the same species to eat each other, cannibalism 1 can promote the survival of the species as a whole by reducing competition, culling 3 the weak, and bolstering 5 the strong.


虽然对于同种族的成员来说,同类相食看似毫无用意,但那其实可以促进整个种族的存活,毕竟竞争减少了,弱者也被筛选了出来,强者则得到帮助。
学习重点:
1.counterproductive 产生不良后果的
counterproductive (adj.) 产生不良后果的
counter (v.) 反对;反击
counterargument (n.) 用来反驳的论点
2.species 种类
species (n.) 种类
breed (n.) 品种
3.cannibalism 自相残杀
cannibalism (n.) 自相残杀
cannibal (n.) 同类相食的动物;食人者
4.cull 2 扑杀
cull (v.) 扑杀
eliminate (v.) 消灭
5.bolster 4 支撑; 增强
bolster (v.) 支撑; 增强
boost (v.) 提高;增加
reinforce (v.) 增援

n.同类相食;吃人肉
  • The war is just like the cannibalism of animals.战争就如同动物之间的互相残。
  • They were forced to practise cannibalism in order to survive.他们被迫人吃人以求活下去。
v.拣选;剔除;n.拣出的东西;剔除
  • It is usually good practice to cull the poorest prior to field planting.通常在实践上的好方法是在出圃栽植前挑出最弱的苗木。
  • Laura was passing around photographs she'd culled from the albums at home.劳拉正在分发她从家里相册中挑选出的相片。
n.选择,大批物品中剔出劣质货v.挑选,剔除( cull的现在分词 )
  • The mathematicians turned to culling periodic solutions. 数学家们转而去挑选周期解。 来自辞典例句
  • It took us a week to find you, a week of culling out prejudice and hatred. 我们花了一个星期的时间找到你们,把偏见和憎恨剔除出去。 来自演讲部分
n.枕垫;v.支持,鼓励
  • The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
  • He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
v.支持( bolster的现在分词 );支撑;给予必要的支持;援助
  • Why should Donahue's people concern themselves with bolstering your image? 唐纳休的人为什么要费心维护你的形象? 来自辞典例句
  • He needed bolstering and support. 他需要别人助他一臂之力。 来自辞典例句
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