Once we get down to the oil, it usually flows to the surface because great pressure,
一旦到達油層,石油就會由于地下巨大的壓力流到地面上來,
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 13 The search for oil
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 一次,一趟;一倍;曾經;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一經;
n. 一次,一回;
?? on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
細菌一進入血液里,就附著在紅細胞表面上。
近義:heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
adv. 通常,經常,平常,慣常地;一直,向來;動不動,一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地,慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為,蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義:invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 表面;外觀,外表;地面。水面;
vi. 浮出水面;在表面工作;顯露;
vt. 使浮出水面;使成平面;
adj. 表面的,外觀的;外表上的,平地上的;膚淺的;
?? sur超過,在上面+face臉面→表面
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
細菌一進入血液里,就附著在紅細胞表面上。
近義:appear, arise, loom, materialize, outcrop, rise
conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 壓(力);壓力;氣壓(或血壓)(的縮略形式);壓(迫)感;
vi. 施加壓力;迫使;使(機艙等)增壓;
?? press擠壓+ure名詞后綴,表行為、狀態 →壓力
"He changed his mind under the pressure from others."
他在別人的逼迫之下改變了主意.
近義:press, stress, holding, seizing, catch, grasping