Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate.
盤子下水后不久，餡餅委員會成員們來到當地一家小酒店慶賀。
新概念英語第三冊
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?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 立刻，馬上;簡單地，扼要地;唐突地，簡慢地;在即;
?? short短的 + ly ...地 → ad.立刻,馬上,不久;簡單;簡短
"John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down."
婚姻破裂不久,約翰經歷了一段短暫的艱難時期.
近義：apace, immediately, instantly, presently, pronto, quickly
反義：lastly, lately, latterly, recently, sometime, ultimately
n. 委員會;
?? com共同+mitt=mit送，放出+ee表人 → commit共同送出=委托+ee表人 → 委員會
"The committee will need time to assimilate this report."
委員會需要時間來吃透這個報告。
近義：retinue, escort, assembly, association, meeting, procession
adj. 地方的;當地的，本地的;局部的;褊狹的;
n. 慢車;本地居民（律師、教士、醫生）;住處附近的當地酒店;本地新聞;
?? loc地方+al形容詞后綴 → 地方的，局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我們在當地報紙上登了一則廣告。
近義：neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial
反義：overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
v. 慶祝;祝賀;舉行宗教慶典;歌頌;
?? celebr慶祝 + ate 表示做... → v.慶祝；歌頌，贊美
"Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate."
杰克已通過考試，我們要外出慶祝一下。
近義：keep, perpetuate, commemorate, party, rejoice, revel
反義：neglect, overlook, shelve, unlearn, bury, disappear