but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
其他農場地勢欠佳，洪水有時會給農場主帶來災難。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
flooding
['fl?d??]
n. 泛濫;[化]溢流;[醫]血崩;產后出血;
v. 淹沒(flood的現在分詞);充滿;溢出;
?? flo(flow)+od(名詞后綴)→泛濫；洪水
"The conjunction of heavy rains and strong winds caused flooding."
大雨和大風加在一起造成了洪水泛濫.
近義：inundation, rise, swamping, alluvium, waterlogging, flood
adv. 有時，間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 災難;徹底的失敗;不幸;禍患;
?? dis不+aster星→星位不正，表示有災難 → 災難，災禍
"A disaster was narrowly averted."
及時防止了一場災難。
近義：ruin, unsuccess, mess, failure, hecatomb, holocaust
反義：joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed, happiness
adj. 較少的（little的比較級）;較小的;較次的，較劣的;較不重要的;
adv. 較少地，較小地;
prep. 減去;少掉;不足;
n. 較少，較小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我們的宗旨是為社會地位比較低下的人增加機會。
近義：least, lesser, minus
vt. 拼寫;導致，意味著;組成（一個詞）的字母是…;
vi. 輪替;
n. 符咒，咒語;魅力;一段時間;輪班;
?? spell還有“拼寫”、“咒語”等意思 *
"How do you spell your surname?"
你的姓怎么拼？
近義：mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind, voodoo, witch, bewitch
反義：benediction, benison