His answer was to lift the vessel out of the water by making it ride on a cushion of air,
他的解決辦法是把船體提離水面，讓船在一個(gè)氣墊上行駛，
新概念英語第四冊(cè)
Lesson 29 The hovercraft
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
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
n. （隔離兩個(gè)表面的）墊;墊子;起保護(hù)（或緩沖）作用的事物;（臺(tái)球等運(yùn)動(dòng)）（臺(tái)球桌內(nèi)側(cè)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(shí)）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
vt.& vi. 答復(fù); 解答; 答辯;適應(yīng);
n. 回答;答案;反應(yīng);足以媲美的人;
"We sought long and hard but found no answer."
我們作了長(zhǎng)期的艱苦探索,但沒有找到答案.
近義：reply, respond, satisfy, suffice, suit, fill
反義：examine, inquire, interrogate, order, probe, query
vt.& vi. 舉起，抬起;
vt. 舉起;提升;鼓舞;抬起;
vi. 消散;升起;聳立;
n. 電梯;舉起;起重機(jī);搭車;
"With one great lift, the men moved the rock."
那些人猛一抬把那塊石頭搬動(dòng)了.
近義：heave, heft, hoist, jack, raise, uplift
反義：discharge, dismount
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 給…澆水;供以水;加水稀釋;流淚;
?? 字母W像水的波浪，聯(lián)想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微風(fēng)拂動(dòng)水面.
近義：irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo