for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
因?yàn)榉彩锹暦Q見到過美洲獅的人們所描述的情況竟是出奇地相似。
新概念英語第三冊(cè)
Lesson 1 A Puma at large
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動(dòng)物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 很，十分，特別，極其;離奇地;出奇;倍加;
?? extra超過的+ordinari=ordinary普通的+ly..地→格外地
"He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze."
他的目光有股異乎尋常的洞察力.
近義：phenomenally, remarkably, singularly, exceptionally, fabulously
反義：ordinarily, usually, commonly, currently, customarily, generally
adj. 類似的;同類的;相似的;同樣的;
n. 類似物;相像的人;相似物;
?? simil一樣+ar...的 →同樣的，相似的
"The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models."
這種汽車的基本設(shè)計(jì)與早期的樣式非常相似。
近義：interchangeable, kindred, like, matched, matching, parallel
反義：heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
adj. 指定的，確定的;假設(shè)的，假定的;有…傾向的;贈(zèng)送的;
prep. （表示原因）考慮到;（表示假設(shè)）倘若，假定;
n. 假設(shè);
v. 給予，贈(zèng)送( give的過去分詞);
"The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control."
飛行員得到空中交通管制站發(fā)出的著陸許可。
近義：particular
反義：indefinite, indeterminate, unascertained, uncertain, unsettled, vague