She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.
知道自己已經接近岸邊了,因為那燈光是在高高的峭壁上。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 33 Out of the darkness
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adv. (空間)在近處;在附近;(時間)臨近;(程度)幾乎;
prep. (表示程度)接近;(表示位置)靠近;(表示時間)將近;接近于(某種狀態);
adj. 近的;親密的;近似;(親屬關系)近親;
"Police found fragments of glass near the scene."
警方在現場附近發現了玻璃碎片。
近義:approach, approximate, hither, hithermost, immediate, approximal
反義:isolated, outlying, remote, retired, secluded, separate
n. 岸;濱;國家(尤指瀕海國家);支柱;
vt. 支撐;支持;
"We could see a glimmer of light on the far shore."
我們可以看到對岸微微閃爍的燈光。
近義:prop, stanchion, strut, timber, underpin, underprop
n. 光;發光體;電燈;點火器;
adj. 輕的;明亮的;淺色的;少量的;
v. 點燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 輕地,輕裝地;
?? 房間光線(light)明暗度正好(right)
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義:illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反義:quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
adj. 高的;高尚的,崇高的;高音調的;高級的,高等的;
adv. (程度等)高地;高價地;奢侈地;
n. 高處,高位;[氣象學]高氣壓;高壓地帶;高水平;
"acrobatics on the high wire"
走鋼絲雜技
近義:maximum, towering, upland, elevated, altitudinous, inebriated