Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery.
弗蘭克幾乎無法掩飾自己興奮的心情，因為他明白自己發現了一件珍品。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴厲地，粗魯地;
?? hard艱難 + ly...地→ ad.幾乎不，簡直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個資本主義大廈，這是不可能的。
近義：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反義：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
vt. 隱藏，隱瞞，遮住;
?? con共同+ceal隱藏→隱藏
"He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted."
他因受擾而難掩怒色。
近義：hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade
反義：report, accuse, betray, finger, decry, delate
n. 興奮，激動;令人興奮的事;刺激，振奮;
?? ex加強+cite喚起+ment表名詞→刺激,激動,興奮;令人興奮的事
"The excitement at the start of a race can really get the adrenalin flowing ."
起跑時的激動確實能使人熱血沸騰。
近義：furore, anxiety, anxiousness, heat, impetuosity, apprehension
反義：imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
n. 發現，發覺;（劇情的）發展;被發現的事物;[法]顯示證據;
?? discover發現+y表名詞 →掀開 → 發現
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義：invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
adj. 坦白的，直率的;清楚表明的;明顯的;
n. 弗蘭克;免費郵寄權;免費郵戳或簽名;免費郵寄的信件;
vt. 免費寄（郵件）;蓋免費郵寄公章;蓋郵戳;便于使（人）自由地來往;
?? 弗蘭克（諧音）：弗蘭克是一個 坦率而 真誠的人 網友：yqy補充： blank(adj 空白的; 沒有表情的n 空白)都源于: ank表示quot白
"a full and frank discussion"
坦誠的充分討論
近義：sincere, clear, honest, apparent, aboveboard, open
反義：jam, lock, obturate, bar, stop, throttle