As the floods had put the telephone out of order, we could not find out how they were managing.
由于洪水造成了電話中斷，我們無法了解他們情況。
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
n. 電話;電話機;（電話機的）話筒;受話器;
vt.& vi. 以電話傳送（消息），給（某人）打電話;用電話與（某人）交談;
?? tele遠，傳送+phone聲音→遠方聲音傳過來 → 電話
"The telephone was out of order, but is functional now."
電話剛才壞了, 但現在可以用了.
近義：phone, call, blower, telephonic
n. 命令;秩序;規則，制度;次序;
vt. 命令;訂購;整理;
vi. 下訂單;
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前兩天到達以便適應新環境。
近義：ask, pray, tell, bid, dictate, request
反義：heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect
v. 發現;找到;查明;發覺;
n. 發現物;被發現的人;
?? 翻的(諧音): 找東西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我們到處尋找,但仍沒能找到.
近義：learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反義：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
managing
[['m?nid?i?]]
a. 管理的, 節約的\\n[法] 管理的, 主管的, 善于經營的
近義：leading, managerial, ruling, controlling, directive, directory