It was the idea of supporting a craft on a 'pad',or cushion, of low-pressure air, ringed with a curtain of higher pressure air.
用一個氣墊來支撐船體,低壓空或軟墊,軟墊周圍用高壓空氣環繞。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 29 The hovercraft

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cushion ['k???n] 詞頻2
n. (隔離兩個表面的)墊;墊子;起保護(或緩沖)作用的事物;(臺球等運動)(臺球桌內側邊緣的)彈性襯里; vt. 使免遭損害;使免受令人不快的影響;(用墊子)使柔和;(跌倒或碰撞時)起緩沖作用;
?? cush墊,緩沖+ion物 →靠墊
"She sat there, reclined against a foam rubber cushion."
她在那兒倚靠著海綿橡膠墊坐著.
近義:pad, pillow, quilt, stuff, absorb, muffle
pressure ['pr???] 詞頻2 詞根: press
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
idea [a?'di?] 詞頻1
n. 主意,想法;[哲]理念,觀念;[樂]樂句;模糊想法;
?? dear(親愛的),你有什么好idea(主意)
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你對于到西班牙去度假這個主意感興趣 嗎 ?
近義:intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
supporting [[se'p?:ti?]]
a. 次要的;支持的;輔助性的
近義:reserve
craft [kr?ft] 詞頻2 詞根: cr-
n. 手藝;詭計;飛行器;船; vt. 手工制作;精巧地制作;
?? 夸福特(諧音):夸福特汽車的 工藝好 aircarft=air(航空)+craft 船
"Many girls do show an affinity for craft skills."
確實有許多女孩子喜愛手工.
近義:make, manufacture, brew, elaborate, fabricate, aptitude 反義:automatic, perfunctory, robot, robotic, rote, unconscious

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