At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.
警察聽后譏諷地說，這大可不必，因為他倆已被逮捕了。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 40 Who's who
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 尖的，尖銳的;嚴厲的，直截了當?shù)?突出的;顯然的;
v. “point”的過去式和過去分詞;
?? point點，變尖+ed形容詞后綴 →尖的，成尖狀的
"She pointed the gun at him and—bam!"
她把槍對著他，然后就是乓的一聲。
近義：jagged, peaked, pronged, sharp, spiky, tapering
反義：obtuse, pointless, dull
adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴厲地，粗魯?shù)?
?? 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
adj. 必要的;強制的;必然的;不可避免的;
n. 必需品;
?? necess必要 + ary 表示有...性質(zhì)的， → a.必要的；必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
從食物中吸取鈣需靠維生素D的幫助。
近義：indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged
反義：needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
vt. 逮捕，拘捕;止住，阻止，抑制;吸引（注意）;
vi. 心跳停止;
n. 拘留;停止，阻止;制動（裝置）;
?? ar一再+rest休息→不讓動→逮捕，阻止
"to be under house arrest"
遭到軟禁
近義：immure, imprison, apprehend, incarcerate, nab, capture
反義：release, unlock, free, independence, liberty, autocracy
n. 警察部門;警方;警察;治安;
vt. （警察、軍隊等）巡查;維護治安;（委員會等）監(jiān)督;管制;
adj. 警察的;有關(guān)警察的;
?? 破（po）例（li）讓嫦娥（ce）當 警察
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一輛警車開過來與我們并排，示意我們停下來。
近義：herd, monitor, patrol, picket, track, troll