Although an ocean wave gives the impression of a wall of water moving in your direction,
雖然，海浪給人的印象是一堵由水組成的墻向你壓過來，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 40 Waves
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 印象，感覺;影響，效果;蓋印，印記;
?? im進+press擠壓+ion名詞后綴 → 擠壓進腦海 → 印象；感想
"She made a favourable impression on his parents."
她給他的父母留下了好印象。
近義：idea, feeling, impress, imprinting, mark, print
n. 墻;屏障;隔閡;壁壘;
vt.& vi. 筑墻圍住，用墻隔開;圍以墻;
adj. 墻壁的;
?? vall- 墻,壁壘;樁線
"new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting"
房內鋪滿地毯的新辦公室
近義：hem, rail, rampart, surround, fence, parament
反義：level, overthrow, ravage, raze, shipwreck, strip
n. 方向;趨勢;方面;用法說明;
?? di使...變成+rect直+ion名詞后綴 →指示，指引，說明，指導;[批引的方位] 方向，方位
"She cast a welcoming smile in his direction."
她向他微笑以示歡迎。
近義：heading, line, orientation, path, route, tack
conj. 盡管;雖然;但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了，他還是十分活躍。
近義：howbeit, if, notwithstanding, though, whereas, yet