The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.
小偷扔下了手電筒，飛快地逃走了。
新概念英語第一冊
Lesson 119 A true story
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 火把，火炬;手電筒;
vt.& vi. 放火燒，縱火燒（建筑物或汽車）;
?? tors-, tort 拉丁 tortus=twisted, 表示扭曲,彎曲#詞根助記：用麻繩 tow 扭曲 tort 在一起 然后浸在臘中點燃照亮, 便是火把
"Shine the torch on the lock while I try to get the key in."
我插鑰匙時，請用手電筒照著鎖頭。
近義：brand, flambeau, flashlight, arsonist, pyromaniac, firebug
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
adv. 迅速地;立即;馬上;
?? quick迅速的+ly表副詞 →迅速地
"The party was arranged quickly."
聚會很快就安排好了。
近義：apace, hurriedly, lightly, precipitately, promptly, rapidly
反義：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily