Cave exploration, or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport.
洞穴勘查——或洞穴勘探——是一項比較新的體育活動。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 洞穴;〈方〉地窖;
vt.& vi. (使)塌陷,倒塌;暗中破壞;
vi. 屈服;
?? cav洞+e → 山洞,洞穴,窯洞
"a dark dank cave"
陰暗潮濕的洞穴
近義:dig, excavate, cavern, crypt, den, dugout
n. 探測,勘探,探險;搜索,研究;[醫]探查術;
?? ex出+plor喊,哭+ation名詞后綴 → 喊出來 → 探索
"A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore."
一個大規模的石油勘探計劃正在近海展開.
近義:investigation, scouting, scanning
n. 體育運動;樂趣;突變;朋友,老兄;
v. 得意地穿戴;夸示;故意顯示;嬉戲;
?? s+port 拿,運→把自己從工作中解脫出來→使自己輕松一下→ 娛樂,玩,運動
"Cycling is Europe's second most popular sport."
騎自行車是歐洲第二流行的體育運動。
近義:display, play, romp, toy, dally, frisk
vi. 來;開始;出現;發生;
vt. 做;裝扮…的樣子;將滿(…歲);
int. 嗨!;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動物能生存下去,現在就要行動起來。
近義:impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反義:leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split
adv. 關系上地;相對地;比較地;較比;
"a relatively inexpensive hotel"
相對廉價的旅館
近義:comparatively