Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.
車廂很快就變得擁擠、悶熱，
新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
Lesson 44 Speed and comfort
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 火車;行列;一系列相關(guān)的事情; 拖裾;
v. 訓(xùn)練;教育;培養(yǎng);修整;
?? train(draw)→教養(yǎng)；訓(xùn)練；列車；行列；導(dǎo)火線
"The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether."
火車愈來愈慢，最后完全停了。
近義：illustrate, instruct, master, prepare, qualify, raise
adj. 悶熱的，不通氣的;古板的，保守的;枯燥無味的;一本正經(jīng)的;
?? stuff填滿 + y...的→一味填滿 → 乏味的
"a stuffy, airless room"
空氣沉悶不通風(fēng)的房間
近義：thick, airless, impacted, jammed, stuck, clogged
adv. 立刻，馬上;一會(huì)兒，不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
adj. 狹窄的;難懂的;
v. 夾緊(cramp的過去式);用夾鉗夾;約束;
"The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence."
房子十分狹小擁擠，但經(jīng)紀(jì)人卻把它說成是小巧別致的住宅。
近義：jerky, spasmodic, spastic, convulsive, fitful, narrow