Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profound irritation.
在街上,汽車的防盜警報不斷對我們吼叫,這是人們極度煩燥的一個原因,
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
adv. 始終;一直;重復不斷地;
?? con始終+ stant = stand站 + ly ...地 → constant始終站著=不變的 + ly ...地 → 不變地
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她覺得她的丈夫時常貶低她的成就。
近義:incessantly, permanently, perpetually, steadily, unceasingly, ceaselessly
反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 根源,本源;源頭,水源;原因;提供消息的人;
vt. (從…)獲得;發起;向…提供消息;尋求(尤指供貨)的來源;
vi. 原料來源;起源;尋求來源;尋求生產商(或提供商);
?? source(rise)→泉源;源頭
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已從一位可靠人士那兒獲悉,這家公司經營得非常糟糕.
近義:resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
adj. 深厚的;意義深遠的;嚴重的;知識淵博的;
n. 〈詩〉深海,大洋;深淵;(靈魂)深處;
?? pro前面+found基礎→有基礎在前面→有根基的,深刻的
"All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy."
他立即陷入無盡的憂思之中.
近義:immense, abysmal, unfathomable, yawning, chasmal, deep
反義:shallow, cursory
vt. 尖聲喊叫,拼命叫喊;喊叫著說出;尖叫得使變…;
vi. 尖叫;發出尖銳刺耳的聲音;
n. 尖叫聲,驚叫聲;拼命的叫喊聲;極其滑稽可笑的人;
?? s(蛇)+cream(奶油):奶油蛋糕里吃出蛇- 尖叫
"Her lips parted in a soundless scream."
她張開嘴想喊,但喊不出聲來。
近義:holler, howl, jaw, rant, screech, bawl
反義:hush, quieten, silence, lisp, lisper, murmur
n. 大街,街道;
?? St.是Street的縮略形式;逗號在地址里表示前者屬于后者
"She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger."
在街上,一個完全陌生的人貿然走到她跟前搭訕。
近義:lane, avenue, road, route, way, boulevard