who produced it with a flourish and pointed out a microscopic 'o' beside the time of the arrival of the train at his station;
站長拿著時刻表一揮手,指著那趟列車到站時刻旁邊一個很小的圓圈標記。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 60 Too early and too late
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vi. 揮舞;茂盛,繁榮;活躍,蓬勃;
vt. 揮動,揮舞;
n. 揮舞,揮動;花樣,華麗的辭藻;夸張的行為或手勢;花式吹奏;
?? flour花+ish動詞后綴→花一樣開放→繁榮
"He underlined his signature with a little flourish."
他揮筆在簽名下畫了一條線.
近義:clarion, fanfare, proliferate, prosper, succeed, thrive
adj. 尖的,尖銳的;嚴厲的,直截了當的;突出的;顯然的;
v. “point”的過去式和過去分詞;
?? point點,變尖+ed形容詞后綴 →尖的,成尖狀的
"She pointed the gun at him and—bam!"
她把槍對著他,然后就是乓的一聲。
近義:jagged, peaked, pronged, sharp, spiky, tapering
反義:obtuse, pointless, dull
adj. 顯微鏡的;用顯微鏡可看見的;微小的;細微的;
?? micro微小+scop看+ic形容詞后綴 → 精微的,用顯微鏡可見的
"It' s impossible to read his microscopic handwriting."
不可能看清他那極小的書寫字跡。
近義:microscopical
反義:hulking, jumbo, mammoth, colossal, enormous, gargantuan
prep. 不中(目標),不對(題),與…無關;(表示排斥)除…之外;(表示位置)在…旁邊,,在…一側,在…附近;(表示關系)與…無關,和…相比,比起…來,比得上;
adv. 〈古〉同“besides”;
?? be構成一些介詞+side旁邊→在…旁邊
"He sat beside her all night."
整個晚上他都坐在她的身邊。
近義:near, off, over, across, by, about
n. 到達,抵達;出現,登場;新生嬰兒;到達者;
?? arriv=arrive到達+al表示人 →到達者
"Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl."
我到學校后不久便得到了一位年齡較大的女孩友善對待。
近義:appearance, appearing, imminence, approach, approaching, assistance
反義:parting, withdrawment, departure, egress, exit, exodus