An earthquake comes like a thief in the night, without warning.
地震就像夜間的小偷,不打招呼就來了。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake

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earthquake ['?θ'kwek] 詞頻3
n. 地震;大變動;動亂;
?? earth地球+quake震動 → 地震
"The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims."
這個機構向地震災民分發(fā)了食品。
近義:quake, seism, cataclysm
warning ['w?rn??] 詞頻4
n. 警告;征候,預兆;前車之鑒; adj. 警告的;告誡的;引以為戒的; v. 警告( warn的現(xiàn)在分詞);提醒;告誡;預先通知;
?? warn警告+ing名詞后綴 → 警告
"a coded warning of a bomb at the airport"
告知機場有炸彈的密碼警報
近義:notice, notification, prevention, word, caution, cautioning
thief [θif] 詞頻2
n. 小偷,盜賊;<口>(使蠟外流的)蠟燭心結的燭花;
?? 偷“西服”(諧音)的是 賊 網(wǎng)友:馬 勝 敏 補充:1:天河(th)的瀏覽器(ie)發(fā)(f)現(xiàn)了一個賊
"He's a known thief."
他是個出了名的小偷。
近義:housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, mugger, abstracter, pickpocket
night [na?t] 詞頻1
n. 夜;晚上;(舉行盛事的)夜晚;
"I don't like going out alone at night."
我不喜歡夜晚單獨外出。
近義:nighttime, nite, evening, nightly, nocturnal, pm 反義:daylight, daytime
comes
v. 來自;從…來(come的三單形式)

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