for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.
房子實(shí)在太大了，但在丈夫去世多年后，她仍然執(zhí)意長(zhǎng)年住在那兒。
新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
Lesson 49 The ideal servant
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 活（著）的;現(xiàn)存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生計(jì);生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的現(xiàn)在分詞);居住;以…為生;（按照規(guī)矩）管理生活;
?? liv生活+ing名詞后綴 → 生活，生計(jì)
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住條件極為惡劣。
近義：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
n. 死亡;（某種）死法，死亡方式;病危;死神;
?? dead(死)+th(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁決
近義：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反義：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
conj. 雖然，盡管;即使;縱然;
adv. 可是，但是;不過(guò);然而;話雖這樣說(shuō);
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他雖然經(jīng)驗(yàn)最少，卻是最出色的老師。
近義：however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
adj. 長(zhǎng)的;長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的;冗長(zhǎng)的，過(guò)長(zhǎng)的;長(zhǎng)音的;
adv. 長(zhǎng)久地;始終;遙遠(yuǎn)地;
n. 長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，長(zhǎng)時(shí)期;[語(yǔ)]長(zhǎng)音節(jié);（服裝的）長(zhǎng)尺寸;長(zhǎng)褲;
vi. 渴望，極想;
?? 渴望見(jiàn)到很 長(zhǎng)的龍（long） 長(zhǎng)龍（拼音long)擺尾 網(wǎng)友：顧亮亮 補(bǔ)充：龍很長(zhǎng)
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我會(huì)麻醉多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間？
近義：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反義：little, minute, small, squat, slight
n. 丈夫;〈英〉管家;〈古〉節(jié)儉的管理人;船舶管理人;
vt. 節(jié)儉地使用;〈罕〉做…的丈夫;
?? hus(house房子)+band(帶子-綁):結(jié)婚被房子綁著的人- 丈夫 來(lái)自hussy (輕佻的女子)，和band (束縛)，由這兩個(gè)單詞拼綴而成
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她覺(jué)得她的丈夫時(shí)常貶低她的成就。
近義：keep, maintain, save, spare, conserve, economise
反義：lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate