Which may keep company with the vessel for an hour without visible or more than occasional movement of wing.
它們隨船飛行一小時也難得見其扇動一下翅膀。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 23 Bird flight
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 公司，商號;作伴，伴侶，客人;連隊，中隊;（社交）集會，聚會;
?? com(together)+pan(bread)+y(名詞后綴)→交誼；伙伴
"He absconded with the company funds."
他卷走公司的資金潛逃了。
近義：institution, merging, partnership, pool, society, trust
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 容器;船，飛船;血管，管束;…的化身;
?? vascellum(small vase)+el(表示縮小的名詞后綴)→船艦；容器；管
"We had sighted the vessel and were following it."
我們已看到那船并在跟隨著它.
近義：jar, receiver, container, demijohn, ship, shipboard
adj. 看得見的;明顯的，顯然的;手頭的，可得到的;可察覺到的;
?? vis看+ible形容詞后綴，可…的→看得見的，可見的
"The sea was plainly visible in the distance."
大海遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地清晰可見。
近義：apparent, manifest, noted, noteworthy, notorious, obvious
反義：imperceptible, undiscernible, unnoticeable, unperceivable
n. 運動;活動;動作，舉動;樂章;
?? move動+ment表名詞 →運動
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
這防盜警報器一動就會響。
近義：motion, moving, progress, speed, translocation, displacement
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. （食品）保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持，保養(yǎng);供養(yǎng)，撫養(yǎng);生活，生計;飼料；牧草;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工組織保留有在家里可能遭受傷害的孩子名單。
近義：hold, husband, maintain, reserve, retain, save
反義：transfer, cede, give, transgress, trespass, violate