In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.
8月份“卡蒂薩克”號遭到一場特大風暴的襲擊，失去了一只舵。
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
adv. 離開，遠離;在遠處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方；離去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
adj. 重的，沉重的;大量的，濃密的;激烈的;重型的;
n. 重物;莊重的角色;
adv. 密集地;大量地;笨重地;
"There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight."
今夜鬧市區交通繁忙。
近義：hotshot, lion, mogul, nabob, notable, personage
反義：ingravid, lightweight, thin, underweight, weightless, filmy
n. 暴風雨，暴風雪;[軍]猛攻，沖擊;騷亂;動蕩;
vi. 起風暴，下暴雨;猛沖;暴怒;
vt. 襲擊，猛攻;暴怒，怒罵;大力迅速攻占;
?? 在一個store(商店）的附近也有storm（風暴）
"The storm showed no signs of abating."
暴風雨沒有減弱的跡象。
近義：invade, assail, assault, attack, overrun, raid