The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
盤子四邊十分光滑,要在盤邊拴上繩索或鏈條而同時又不損壞它是很難辦到的。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 43 Fully insured
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 幾乎,差不多;將近;快要;近乎;
?? al(all)+most→差不多;幾乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜歡。
近義:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反義:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的,不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不,無,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對,沒法讓她高興。
近義:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反義:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
vt.& vi. 貼上,系;附上;
vt. (有時不受歡迎或未受邀請而)參加;把…固定;把…歸因于;(使)與…有聯系;
vi. 從屬;附著;伴隨而來;聯在一起(to, upon);
?? at一再+tach接角→接觸上→附上,依戀
"Attach the coupon to the front of your letter."
把優惠券附在信的正面。
近義:hold, secure, stick, tie, bind, bond
反義:remove, segregate, separate, unfasten, unglue, unstick
n. 盤;餐具;一盤食物;外貌有吸引力的人;
vt. 盛于碟盤中;分發;使某人的希望破滅;說(某人)的閑話;
vi. 成碟狀;
?? 蝶”(諧音)
"She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish."
她給我們看了一個奇怪的玩意兒,樣子像碟形衛星信號接收器。
近義:serve, supply, plate, saucer, plateful, tidbit
adj. 光滑的;流暢的;柔軟的;溫和的,安詳的;
vt. 使平滑;排除,消除;安撫,平息;使優雅;
vi. 變平和,變緩和;
n. 平地,平面;
?? 是(s)沒(m)牙齒(tooth)很 光滑
"Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste."
把面粉和牛奶調成均勻的面糊。
近義:plane, planish, sandpaper, sleek, surface, unwrinkle
反義:rough, irregular, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, asymmetrical