While Alfred's little army slowly began to gather at Athelney,
阿爾弗雷德人數(shù)不多的軍隊(duì)開始在阿塞爾納慢慢集結(jié)時(shí)，
新概念英語(yǔ)第四冊(cè)
Lesson 9 Royal espionage
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 軍隊(duì);陸軍;團(tuán)體;野戰(zhàn)軍;
?? arm 武器
"The police had backup from the army."
警方得到了軍方的增援。
近義：legion, levy, military, militia, posse, battalion
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少許，一點(diǎn);短時(shí)間地;
n. （表示否定）微少;沒有多少;短時(shí)間;
det. （數(shù)量上）微少的，少到幾乎沒有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢(shì)令她不快。
近義：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
adv. 緩慢地，慢吞吞地，慢騰騰地;慢條斯理地，不慌不忙地，裊裊;遲鈍，癡癡呆呆地;逐步;
"He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital."
他自出院以來(lái),身體恢復(fù)得很慢.
近義：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
反義：apace, impulsively, lightly, precipitately, precipitously, quickly
vt. 收集;聚集，搜集;收緊，收縮;采集;
vi. 逐漸增加，積聚;
n. 聚集;衣褶;
?? 8個(gè)(g)父親(father) 聚集在一起？{呵呵打麻將嗎？}
"Flowers are often fertilized by bees as they gather nectar."
花常在蜜蜂采蜜時(shí)受粉。
近義：see, understand, heap, hoard, huddle, muster
反義：isolate, segregate, sever, split, detach, disjoin