In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave.
在這兒，他們可以聽見一種連續(xù)不斷的轟鳴聲。后來他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這是由山洞頂部的一個(gè)小孔里噴出的水柱跌落到水潭中發(fā)出的聲音。
新概念英語第三冊(cè)
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
found
[fa?nd]
詞頻1
詞根: found
vt. 創(chuàng)辦，成立，建立;
v. 發(fā)現(xiàn)（ find的過去式）;找到;到達(dá);發(fā)覺;
?? found基礎(chǔ) → 為(房屋等)打基礎(chǔ)，建立，創(chuàng)立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反義：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
n. 部分;零件;參加;地區(qū);
vt. 使分裂;拆移;使分開;
vi. 分開;分離;分岔;
adv. 不完全地，部分地;
adj. 不完全的，部分的;
"The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished."
計(jì)劃的第一部分已順利完成。
近義：section, segment, split, divide, fragment, secede
反義：whole, entirety, off, outright, plumb, quite
vt.& vi. 聽到，聽見;
vt. 聽說;得知;聽取;審理;
vi. 聽;聽見;
?? h(身體兩側(cè))+ear(耳朵):身體兩側(cè)能 聽見
"I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen."
我聽得見他在廚房里瞎折騰。
近義：listen, overhear, hearken, hark, harken
adj. 堅(jiān)持的;引人注意的;顯眼的;緊急的;
"They were insistent on having a contract for the work."
他們堅(jiān)持要就這項(xiàng)工作立一份合同。
近義：hellbent, obtrusive, persistent, pushy, tenacious, determined
反義：inaccurate, inconsistent, inexact, irregular, mutable, skittish