It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.
他花了不少時間把長長的橡膠管接到鋪設(shè)在碼頭周圍的空氣供應(yīng)管上，最后他終于把它們連接起來，工作因而進(jìn)展得更快。
高三英語課文
Unit 18 Office Equipment
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt. 連接，聯(lián)結(jié);使…有聯(lián)系;為…接通電話;插入插座;
vi. 連接;建立關(guān)系;[體]成功擊中;
?? con共同+nect連結(jié) → 連結(jié)
"Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the tap."
把水管接在龍頭上,打開水龍頭.
近義：interlink, join, link, attach, splice, tie
反義：sever, uncouple, unplug, break, decouple, detach
n. 橡膠;橡皮;決勝局;避孕套;
adj. 橡膠制成的;
vt. 涂橡膠于;用橡膠制造;
vi. 扭轉(zhuǎn)脖子看;好奇地引頸而望;
?? rubb=rub相互磨擦+er名詞后綴 → 能相互摩擦的 → 橡皮
"the pungent smell of burning rubber"
燒橡膠的刺鼻氣味
近義：caoutchouc, eraser, resin, sap, prophylactic, johnny
vt. 供給;補(bǔ)充;彌補(bǔ)（缺陷、損失等）;向…提供（物資等）;
n. 供給物;儲備物質(zhì);糧食;
vi. 暫代他人職務(wù);
?? sup在下面+ply重疊，折疊→重疊下去→供應(yīng)[下去],補(bǔ)給
"an adequate supply of hot water"
熱水供應(yīng)充足
近義：minister, munition, procure, provide, provision, purvey
反義：move, rob, take, budge, inadequacy, insufficiency
n. 結(jié)果;（尤指足球比賽的）勝利;[體]比分;成功實現(xiàn)的事;
vi. 發(fā)生，產(chǎn)生;歸結(jié)為，導(dǎo)致;后果，終結(jié);由…而造成[產(chǎn)生];
?? re反問+sult跳→反回來的東西→結(jié)果
"Is personality the result of conditioning from parents and society, or are we born with it?"
個性是受父母和社會熏陶的結(jié)果，還是我們生而有之？
近義：implication, incidence, outcome, outgrowth, produce, progeny
n. 進(jìn)步;前進(jìn);[生物學(xué)]進(jìn)化;（向更高方向）增長;
v. （使）進(jìn)步，（使）進(jìn)行;發(fā)展;促進(jìn);
vi. 發(fā)展;（向更高方向）增進(jìn);
?? pro向前，在前+gress走→向前走
"She watched the cow's ponderous progress."
她看著牛遲緩地向前走著。
近義：improve, unfold, advance, develop, evolve, gestate
反義：pullback, pullout, recoil, retirement, walkout, withdrawal