engineers may soon be free to let their imaginations soar without being penalized by expensive failures.
因此，工程技術人員可能很塊就可充分發揮他們的想像力，而不會因失敗而造成經濟上的損失。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 10 Silicon valley
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 昂貴的，花錢多的;豪華的;
?? ex出+pens花費+ive形容詞后綴→要花錢的→昂貴的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
兩個騙子索要了很多昂貴的絲綢。
近義：pricey, costly, dear
反義：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
adv. 立刻，馬上;一會兒，不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
adj. 自由的;免費的;免稅的;空閑的;
adv. 免費地;自由地，無拘束地;一帆風順地;
vt. 免除;釋放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我讓他在這件事情上放手干.
近義：liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反義：immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew
vi. 高飛;飛騰;猛增，劇增;高聳，屹立;
n. 高飛;高漲;高飛范圍;上升高度;
vt. 高飛越過;飛升到;
?? 鎖兒（諧音）：怕兒子 高飛{兒大不由娘}鎖住兒 so+ar(air):so is in the air: 高飛
"Borrowing is set to soar to an astonishing ￡60 billion."
借款很可能猛增至驚人的600億英鎊.
近義：arise, ascend, rise, climb, elevate, fly