Then, her composure regained, she was ready to set off with the porter's assistance to search for nay intruders who might still be lurking in her flat.
此刻老婦人也鎮(zhèn)定了下來,準備在看門人的協(xié)助下搜尋可能仍躲藏在她房里的竅賊。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 58 A spot of bother

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composure [k?m'p?u??] 詞頻4 詞根: com
n. 鎮(zhèn)靜,沉著;頭腦鎮(zhèn)定或沉著的狀態(tài);
?? com一起+pos放+ure名詞后綴 →精神放到一起 →鎮(zhèn)靜,沉著
"He wondered at her composure in such a crisis."
他很驚訝,在這樣的危機中,她竟泰然自若.
近義:aplomb, imperturbability, measuredness, assurance, placidity, poise 反義:anxiety, apprehension, misgiving, qualm, restlessness, sorrow
porter ['p?rt?] 詞頻3 詞根: port
n. 門童;搬運工人;(醫(yī)院里護送病人的)護工;(尤指臥鋪車廂的)列車服務(wù)員;
?? port拿,運+er表名詞,人 → 運送的人 →搬運工
"The porter and I looked at each other and smiled."
我和腳夫微笑著你看著我,我看著你.
近義:redcap, remover, carrier, janitor, superintendent, custodian
assistance [?'s?st?ns] 詞頻2 詞根: as
n. 幫助,援助;〈古〉出席,出席者;輔助設(shè)備;
?? assist協(xié)助+ance名詞后綴→ 援助
"ineligible for financial assistance"
無資格得到財政援助
近義:help, assist, attendance, presence, relief, succor 反義:helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription
ready ['r?di] 詞頻1
adj. 準備好的,現(xiàn)成的;即時的,敏捷的;情愿的;即將的; vt. 做好…的準備; adv. 預(yù)先;已完成地; n. 現(xiàn)款;
?? 準備好,再讀(read)一(y)遍
"Everyone, allow me face, come back tomorrow when I have everything ready."
各位, 給我一個面子, 等明天我把一切準備好了再請你們過來玩吧.
近義:prepare, adapt, deploy, enable, fix, minded 反義:unprepared
search [s?t?] 詞頻1
v. 搜尋,搜索;調(diào)查;搜查;探求; n. 搜索;調(diào)查;探求;
"a long search for the murder weapon"
長時間搜尋殺人兇器
近義:rummage, scrutinize, comb, seek, reconnoiter, reconnoitre 反義:meeting, reencounter, rejoining, reunion, sitting, assemblage

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