I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
我決定到目的地就給鐵路部門提意見。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 抱怨，控訴;委屈，怨言;平平的來由;痛苦根源;
?? com全部+plaint抱怨→對全部東西抱怨 → 抱怨
"We have been bombarded with letters of complaint."
我們接二連三收到了大批的投訴信件。
近義：lament, lamentation, moan, outcry, plaint, protest
反義：indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
adj. 堅定的;毅然的;確定的;
v. （使）下決心，（使）做出決定( determine的過去式和過去分詞);決定;確定;使決定;
"I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation."
我已決定畢業后去西藏.
近義：hellbent, insistent, aspiring, assertive, materialistic, obtrusive
反義：hesitant, hesitative, inconclusive, indecisive, infirm, insecure
vi. 存放;暫住;埋入;（權利、權威等）歸屬;
vt. 提出（報告、要求、申訴等）;容納;寄存;把（權利、權威等）授予;
n. <古>小屋，草屋;（北美印第安人的）帳篷;（森林、獵場等的）看守小屋;（學校、工廠等的）傳達室;
?? 落腳(諧音)→ 住宿 lo(十)+d(大)+ge(哥):10個大哥來 投宿
"to lodge an appeal"
提出上訴
近義：host, house, keep, quarter, roost, shelter
反義：oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile
adv. 立刻，馬上;一會兒，不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore