By 1820 the population of New York had grown to about 125,000, making it the largest city in the USA.
到1820年,紐約市的人口增長到12。5萬人左右,使它成了當時美國最大的城市。
高三英語課文
Unit 13 The USA
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 人口;全體居民;特定[生物]種群;[物]布居;
?? popul人民+ation表示行為、狀態→ 全體居民,人口
"A census of population is taken every ten years."
人口普查每10年進行一次.
近義:people, demographic, demographical
adj. 成年的,成熟的;被…長滿的;栽培的;
v. 種植(grow的過去分詞);生長,變成;
"The two halves of the main branch have grown apart."
主枝的左右兩邊各向不同的方向生長.
近義:mature, adult
n. 制造;產生的過程;成功改進的手段;原料,材料;
v. “make”的現在分詞;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
這位老太太忙著為孩子們做衣服.
近義:manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction
n. 城市;全市居民;(由國王或女王授予特權,通常有大教堂的)特許市;(由政府授予特權的)特權市;
?? CT(諧音):做CT要到大 城市
"Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department."
有幾家報紙聲稱該市警察部門腐敗。
近義:settlement, town, burg, metropolitan, municipal, urban
反義:municipality, settlement, village, burg, locality