Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
一支用這種新機器裝備起來的探寶隊進入了這個巖洞,希望找到埋藏著的金子。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 機器,機械;機械般的人;核心;
vt. 用機器制造,用機器加工;
vi. 被機器切削;
?? mach機器+ine表名詞 → 機器
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了幾次電話,但只有電話答錄機答話。
近義:system, setup, engine, machinery, hardware, lathe
n. 洞穴;〈方〉地窖;
vt.& vi. (使)塌陷,倒塌;暗中破壞;
vi. 屈服;
?? cav洞+e → 山洞,洞穴,窯洞
"a dark dank cave"
陰暗潮濕的洞穴
近義:dig, excavate, cavern, crypt, den, dugout
v. 搜尋,搜索;調查;搜查;探求;
n. 搜索;調查;探求;
"a long search for the murder weapon"
長時間搜尋殺人兇器
近義:rummage, scrutinize, comb, seek, reconnoiter, reconnoitre
反義:meeting, reencounter, rejoining, reunion, sitting, assemblage
party
['pɑrti]
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詞根: 部分
n. 社交聚會;黨,黨派;當事人;同類,伙伴;
v. 為…舉行社交聚會;為…請客;參加社交聚會;
adj. 政黨的,黨派的;社交的,聚會的;共有的,共同的;
?? 派對(諧音): 聚會{開party} 部分(part)丫頭(y) 集會組 黨
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:roister, carouse, celebrate, feast, revelry, bash
反義:bore
v. 發(fā)現(xiàn);找到;查明;發(fā)覺;
n. 發(fā)現(xiàn)物;被發(fā)現(xiàn)的人;
?? 翻的(諧音): 找東西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我們到處尋找,但仍沒能找到.
近義:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反義:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass