After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
警報響過不久，巨輪急轉彎，以避免與冰山正面相撞。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 驚恐;警報;鬧鈴;動員令;
vt. 使驚恐;警告;給（門等）安裝警報器;
?? arm 武器
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
這防盜警報器一動就會響。
近義：scare, frighten, cautioning, alert, emergency, forewarning
反義：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
adv. 嚴厲地;明確地;鋒利地;突然地;
?? sharp急劇的 + ly ...地→ 銳利地,急劇地,劇烈地
"Economic growth decelerated sharply in June."
六月份經濟增長大幅度減緩。
近義：intensely, keenly, acutely, abruptly, short, suddenly
vt. 避開，避免，預防;[法]使無效，撤銷，廢止;
?? a=out處于+void空→empty out空出來→避開，避免
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
釋義要寫清楚以免產生歧義。
近義：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
反義：approach, initiate, launch, start, tackle, wage
n. 碰撞;沖突;（意見，看法）的抵觸;（政黨等的）傾軋;
?? colli=collide沖突+sion表名詞 →（車船）碰撞
"a collision between two trains"
兩列火車相撞事故
近義：impact, impaction, impingement, appulse, pileup, smash
adj. 指定的，確定的;假設的，假定的;有…傾向的;贈送的;
prep. （表示原因）考慮到;（表示假設）倘若，假定;
n. 假設;
v. 給予，贈送( 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出的著陸許可。
近義：particular
反義：indefinite, indeterminate, unascertained, uncertain, unsettled, vague