Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
在下面，船長驚恐的地發現“泰坦尼克”號正在急速下沉，
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
adv. 在下面，到下面;
prep. （表示位置）在…下面;（表示狀態）在…掩飾之下;（表示比較）不及;低于;
?? be構成一些介詞+low低的→在…下面
"He dived below the surface of the water."
他潛入了水中。
近義：infra, under, underneath, beneath
反義：above, over, up, atop, onto, upon
n. 船長，機長;領袖，首領;上尉;（美國警察局的）副巡長;
vt. 當首領;統帥或指揮;
?? cap頭+tain支撐，保持 →首領；船長
"Captain Trent gave his men a full briefing."
特倫特隊長給了他的下屬詳細的指示。
近義：superintendent, head, lead, rule, skipper, command
n. 恐怖，可怕的事物;嫌惡，痛恨;討厭的人或事;〈口〉非常丑惡;
?? horr(tremble)+or(名詞后綴)→恐怖；戰栗；極度憎惡
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那個小淘氣鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近義：horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright
反義：heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
Titanic
[tai't?nik]
a. 四價鈦的\\n[化] 鈦; 正鈦; 四價鈦
近義：jumbo, phenomenal, titanesque, colossal, elephantine, enormous
反義：little, miniature, miniscule, minuscule, minute, pokey
adv. 很快地，迅速地;立即;
"The company has grown rapidly in the last five years."
這家公司近五年來迅速地發展壯大.
近義：apace, hurriedly, lightly, posthaste, precipitately, promptly
反義：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily