He was in car number fifteen.Five other cars were just behind him.
他在第15号车里，其他5辆汽车跟在他后面。
新概念英语第一册
Lesson 69 The car race
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 数字;数量;号码;编号;
v. 标号;总计;把…算作;
💡 numer, number 表示”数字”;”计算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
过去十年，农业从业人数已经下降。
近义：numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反义：remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct
prep. （表示位置）在…的后面;支持;（表示顺序）在身后;（表示比较）落后于;
adv. 在后面;向后;在后面较远处;（落）在后面;
n. 〈口〉屁股;
💡 be构成一些介词+hind藏在后面→在…后面
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义：back, posterior, rear, rearward, lagging, late
反义：quick, rapid, accelerated
n. 十五;十五个人组成的橄榄球队;
"She counted out fifteen pence and passed it to the salesgirl."
她数出15个便士交给女店员.
abbr. 中美洲研究站（Central America Research Station）；计算机化自动额定值系统（computerized automatic rating system）；汽车收据结账证书（Certificates for Automobile Receivables）
近义：automobiles