The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home.
小船“埃爾科”號在巴倫支海搜尋了幾個星期之后，正在返航途中。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 32 A lost ship
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 小的;難為情的;低級的，卑劣的;細微的，微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 細小部分，腰部;瑣碎東西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
這些顆粒聚結形成較大的團。
近義：little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
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
searching
['s?:t?i?]
adj. 搜索的;徹底的;銳利的;
n. 搜尋，搜索，檢查;
v. 找尋( search的現在分詞 );搜查;探查;[醫學]（用儀器）探測（外傷）;
"He combed through the files searching for evidence of fraud."
他詳查檔案,尋找欺詐行為的證據.
近義：hunt, inquiry, pursuit, query, quest, research
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;深深地;深入地;
vi. 回家;有家;朝向;自動導航;
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