It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
看來,它首先返抵英國是確信無疑的了,但它卻在比賽中連遭厄運。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 某一;必然的;已確定的;
pron. [動詞用復(fù)數(shù)]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
聯(lián)邦法院有某種州法院所缺乏的特別的東西.
近義:some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反義:neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
n. 第一,最初;頭等;一號,;[樂]高音部;
adv. 最早,最初;首次;寧愿;優(yōu)先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
?? 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,訓(xùn)練
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的論文《論自戀》中首次提到了這個概念.
近義:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反義:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
n. 船;<口>宇宙飛船;(艦船上的)全體船員;運氣;
vt.& vi. 運送;
vt. 把…裝上船;裝好(船具);上市;使乘船;
vi. 在船上工作;乘船旅行;當(dāng)船員;
?? ship(船)-sheep(綿羊):巡洋艦
"The ship was given the all-clear to sail."
這艘船獲得了航行許可。
近義:mail, remit, send, transfer, issue, consign
n. 家;家庭;家庭生活;終點;
adj. 家庭的;家用的;本地的;本部的;
adv. 在家;在家鄉(xiāng);深深地;深入地;
vi. 回家;有家;朝向;自動導(dǎo)航;
vt. 把…送回家;送…回家;給…提供住處;使有安身之處;
"a range of furnishings and accessories for the home"
各種各樣的家居裝飾物及配件
近義:house, lodging, quarter, residence, seat, gaff
n. 賽跑;人種;競爭;民族;
v. 參加比賽;快速移動;空轉(zhuǎn);
?? 比賽跑(r=run)第一(ace,撲克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大為懊惱的是他賽跑沒獲勝.
近義:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反義:pace