學測考點
trail
「痕跡、小徑」(laying down trails of pheromone)
學測原句
- 113 學測|混合題|第 3 段They travel entirely along tree branches and vines, laying down trails of pheromone (a chemical substance) behind them so that other ants can follow.牠們完全沿著樹枝與藤蔓移動,並在身後留下費洛蒙(一種化學物質)的路徑,讓其他螞蟻能跟著走。
- lay down:「留下 / 鋪設」
- trail:「路徑」
- pheromone:「費洛蒙」,動物分泌來傳遞訊息的化學物質
- so that… can:「以便…能」
- 113 學測|混合題|第 3 段The trails connect the ants’ colonies and sources of food, forming a sort of communication network.這些路徑連接蟻群與食物來源,形成一種溝通網絡。
- colony:「蟻群 / 群落」
- forming…:分詞構句,表示結果
- a sort of…:「一種…」
- communication network:「溝通網絡」
- 113 學測|混合題|第 3 段However, since these trails can easily be broken by wind or rain, the ants have to find new paths to get around the broken points and reestablish the network.然而,由於這些路徑很容易被風雨破壞,螞蟻必須找出新的路徑繞過斷點,重建網絡。
- get around…:「繞過…」
- broken points:「斷點」
- reestablish:「重建」,re-(再)+ establish
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