📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 课程;航线;行动方向;一道菜;
vt. 快速地流动;奔流;跑过;追逐;
vi. 沿…(方向)前进;指引航线;快跑;迅速移动;
💡 cour 发生+se → n. 发展;进程,课程,一道菜
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我们三人学高级课程。
近义:racecourse, racetrack, speedway, track, pass, range
vt. 试图;尝试;
n. 进攻;尝试,冲击;
💡 at一再+tempt尝试→一再尝试 → 尝试,企图
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍认为,这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。
近义:try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
vt. 解决;安排;使定居;使沉淀;
vi. 下沉;定居;
n. 高背长靠椅;
💡 set安置好+tle表动词 → 固定;安居
"Attempts are being made to settle the dispute by diplomatic means."
正在努力通过外交途径解决争端。
近义:resolve, solve, bridge, crack, decide, determine
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地;
adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的;
n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;(个人的)最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西,最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败,胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义:badder, baddest, worse