But instruments far more delicate than that were needed if any really serious advance was to be made.
但是，如果要取得真正重大的進展，需要有比這種裝置精細得多的儀器。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 微妙的;熟練的;纖弱的;易損的;
?? de一再+lic引誘+ate做→一再引誘人的→精美的，優(yōu)美的
"The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different sides in the conflict."
聯(lián)合國必須在沖突各方之間擔任公正的協(xié)調(diào)工作。
近義：sensible, ticklish, perishable, shortcrust, weak, breakable
反義：resistive, strong, tough, stout, hard, impolite
adv. 真，真正;實在，果真;實際上;事實上;
?? real真實的+ly表副詞 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
湯姆確實餓壞了,把端到桌上的東西吃得精光.
近義：honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反義：hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
vt. （使）前進;將…提前;預(yù)付;提出;
vi. （數(shù)量等）增加;向前推（至下一步）;上漲;
n. 增長;借款;（價格、價值的）上漲;預(yù)付款;
adj. 預(yù)先的;先行的;
?? ab(from)+ance(before)→前進
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我們擔心接下來會馬上向首都推進。
近義：volunteer, propose, propound, prepayment, retainer, improve
反義：involute, back, reappear, recede, retrocede, retrogress
adj. 嚴肅的，嚴重的;認真的，莊重的;重要的;危險的;
?? 射(se)日(ri)用藉絲(ous) 嚴肅的問題
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了這次欺詐案，在她的品格上留下了一個很大的污點。
近義：reliable, responsible, sedate, staid, trustworthy, trusty
反義：undependable, untrustworthy, feckless, slight, trifling, unimportant
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虛構(gòu)的;保證成功的;
v. 使(make的過去式和過去分詞);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事講得一清二楚。
近義：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade