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Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Word of the Day
2 October 2021
marine /məˈriːn/
adjective
[only before noun]
1. connected with the sea and the creatures and plants that live there
海的；海产的；海生的
marine life
海洋生物
a marine biologist (= a scientist who studies life in the sea)
海洋生物学家
2. connected with ships or trade at sea
海船的；货船的；海上贸易的
Word List
connected /kəˈnektɪd/
adjective
(of two or more things or people) having a link between them
(两个或以上的事物或人)有联系的；相关
creature /ˈkriːtʃə(r)/
noun
a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animal
生物；动物
plant /plɑːnt/
noun
[countable] a living thing that grows in the earth and usually has a stem, leaves and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree or bush
植物；花草
biologist /baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/
noun
a scientist who studies biology
生物学家
study /ˈstʌdi/
verb
[transitive] to examine something carefully in order to understand it
研究；调查
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they study /ˈstʌdi/ he / she / it studies /ˈstʌdiz/ past simple studied /ˈstʌdid/ past participle studied /ˈstʌdid/ -ing form studying /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
辨析：… who studies …中的studies是名词（复数形式）还是动词（第三人称单数形式）
Practical English Usage
who, whom and which
who，whom和which
The relative pronouns who and whom refer to people; which refers to things.
关系代词who和whom指人，which指物。
What's the name of the tall man who just came in?
刚进来的那个高个子男人叫什么名字？
（不能说：...the tall man which...）
It's a book which will interest children of all ages.
这本书会引起各个年龄段的儿童的兴趣。
（不能说：...a book who...）
subject and object
主语和宾语
Who and which can be the subjects of verbs in relative clauses.
who 和 which 可以在关系从句中作动词的主语。
I like people who smile a lot.
我喜欢爱笑的人。
This is the back door key, which also opens the garage.
这是后门钥匙，也能开车库。
Who(m) and which can also be the objects of verbs in relative clauses. Whom is unusual in an informal style.
who(m)和which在关系从句中也可以作动词的宾语。whom通常不用在非正式文体中。
Do you remember the people who we met in Italy?
你记得我们在意大利遇见过的那些人吗？（who是met的宾语。）
I forge most of the films which I see.
我看过的影片大多数都忘记了。（which是see的宾语。）
one subject or object is enough
用一个主语或宾语已经足够
As subjects or objects, who(m), which and that replace words like she, him or it: one subject or object in a relative clause is enough. Compare:
who(m)，which和that可以替代she，him或it这类词作主语或宾语：一个关系从句中有一个主语或宾语已经足够。试比较：
He's got a new girlfriend. She works in a garage.
他新交了一个女朋友。她在汽车修理厂工作。
Hi's got a new girlfriend who works in a garage.
他新交了一个女朋友，在汽车修理厂工作。
（不能说：...who she works in a garage.）
This is Mr Rogers. You met hime last year.
这位是罗杰斯先生。你去年见过他。
This is Mr Rogers, whom you met last year.
这位是罗杰斯先生，你去年见过他。
（不能说：...whom you met him last year.）
Here's an article. It might interest you.
这里有一篇文章。你也许对它有兴趣。
Here's an article which might interest you.
这里有一篇文章，你也许有兴趣。
（不能说：... which it might interest you.）
Prepositional verbs, like others, only have one object.
像其他动词一样，带介词的动词也只能有一个宾语。
Are there any papers that I can look at?
有没有可以给我看看的报纸？
（不能说：...that I canlook at them?）
I've found the keys that you were asking about.
我找到了你刚才要的钥匙。
（不能说：...that you were asking about them.）
maritime /ˈmærɪtaɪm/
adjective
[only before noun]
1. connected with the sea or ships
海的；海事的；海运的；船舶的
a maritime museum
海洋博物馆
the country’s maritime history
2. (formal) near the sea
靠近海的
maritime Antarctica
南极近海地区
Dalian Maritime University