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The character "伏" is structurally composed of the person radical 亻 alongside the component 犬 meaning dog, indicating an etymological association between a person and a dog. Its original sense conveyed the physical action of lying prone or crouching, analogous to a dog's posture. This core meaning later extended to include abstract states such as submission or yielding, and further to concepts of hiding or ambushing, derived from the act of lying in wait.
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猫伏在沙发上。
士兵埋伏在树林里。
起伏的山峦很美丽。
他伏案工作了很久。
电压是二百二十伏特。
这场危机潜伏着危险。
他制伏了那个坏人。
起伏不定的情绪影响了他。