Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.
防盜警報器在白天和黑夜的任何時候都會響起來，它的作用只是騷擾過路行人，而實際上卻幫助竊賊入室行竊。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 47 Too high a price
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 竊賊;破門盜竊者;夜盜;
?? burgl盜竊+ar表示人→夜盜，夜賊
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
這防盜警報器一動就會響。
近義：housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, mugger, abstracter, pickpocket
反義：helper, humane, humanitarian, patron, philanthropist, protector
vt.& vi. （為…）服務;任（職）;提供;端上;
vt. 招待;（為…）工作;對…有用;向…供應;
vi. 適合;服役;供職;[網球、羽毛球]發球;
n. 網球等發球;發球權;所發的球;
?? serv(serve)+e(動詞后綴)→服務；供應；伺候；備餐；開球；發球
"Serve with a green salad."
端上去的時候配一份生菜色拉。
近義：tend, assist, pour, supply, dish, kickoff
vt. 打擾;干擾;使煩惱;使惱怒;
vi. 惹惱，令人討厭，打攪;
n. 煩惱（等于annoyance）;
?? odi-, noi-, noy- 表”恨”
"His constant joking was beginning to annoy her."
他不停地開玩笑，已開始惹她生氣。
近義：spoil, incommode, inconvenience, irk, irritate, miff
反義：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
adv. 實際上;事實上;確實;竟;
?? actual(真實的)+ly(副詞后綴)→真實地；實際地
"What did she actually say?"
她到底是怎么說的？
近義：inclusively, just, authentically, properly, quite, real
n. 出行，離去;出發;行為;工作情況;
adj. 活著的，現在的;進行中的，營業中的;現行的;流行中的;
v. 進行(go的現在分詞);
"I would strongly advise against going out on your own."
我要極力奉勸你別單獨外出。
近義：leaving, parting, withdrawment, departure, egress, exit
反義：appearance, appearing, imminence, approach, approaching, assistance