We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood,
我們意識到他們一定是被不斷上漲的洪水嚇壞了。
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
frightened
['fra?tnd]
adj. 害怕的;受驚的;
v. （使）驚恐( frighten的過去式和過去分詞);嚇唬;
?? fright驚恐+en表動詞 + ed...的→ 受驚的, 受恐嚇的
"Survivors waited for the rescue boats, dazed and frightened."
生還者不知所措，心有余悸，等待著救援船只。
近義：appalled, apprehensive, petrified, awed, awestricken, awestruck
n. 洪水;泛濫;溢流;探照燈;
vi. 涌出;為水淹沒;
vt. 淹沒;
?? flo(flow)+od(名詞后綴)→泛濫；洪水
"They built dykes and dam to hold back the rising flood waters."
他們修筑了堤壩來阻擋上漲的洪水.
近義：inundate, overflow, submerge, swamp, deluge, drown
反義：purge, rinse, sap, scoop, swill, bleed
vi. 變為，成為;變得;變成;
vt. 適合，適宜;相稱，相當;變成;發生;
?? be(upon)+come→變為；成為(=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義：remain, keep, stay, get
aux. 必須;必然要;（做出邏輯推斷）;（表示堅持）;
n. 必須做的事，必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. （表示必要或很重要）必須;（提出建議）應該;得;（表示很可能或符合邏輯）一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項工作你得會說法語。
近義：ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
unduly
['?n'dju:li]
adv. 不適當地;過分地;過度地;不相稱地;
"He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect."
他的口氣聽上去對前景并不十分擔憂。
近義：immoderately, incorrectly, inordinately, overly, overmuch, excessively
反義：incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly