The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
这只鸟只用了3分钟就飞完了全程。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 5 No wrong numbers

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

distance ['dɪstəns] 词频1 词根: di
n. 距离，路程;远处;疏远;（时间的）间隔，长久; vt. 把…远远甩在后面;疏远;与…保持距离;
💡 dist距离 + ance 表名词，状态、情况、性质、行为 → n.距离,间距;远处
"A peal of church bells rang out in the distance."
远处响起了一阵教堂的钟声。
近义：isolation, separation, estrangement, aloofness, distantial, separate 反义：approximate, abut, immediacy, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood
bird [bɝd] 词频1
n. 鸟，禽;<俚>少女，姑娘，人，家伙，东西;<口>飞机，火箭，导弹; vi. 观察和辨认鸟;捕鸟，打鸟;
💡 把b和d看成两个翅膀
"a bird's nest with two eggs in it"
内有两只鸟蛋的鸟窝
近义：fowl, lassie, miss, babe, skirt, stunner
covered [[kʌvəd]]
a. 隐蔽着的, 掩藏着的, 有屋顶的\\n[建] 涂抹了的, 覆盖了的, 掩盖了的
近义：lined, coated, hidden, protected, sheltered, wrapped 反义：open, unclosed, ajar
minutes ['minits]
n. [法] 备忘录，会议记录，审判记录;分( minute的名词复数 );分钟;瞬间;片刻;
"After a few minutes our eyes got used to the darkness."
几分钟后我们的眼睛就适应了黑暗。
近义：proceedings, records

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning.
明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行。
I hurried to the ticket office.
我匆匆赶到售票处，
It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.
他那时的工作是修理自行车，并且通常是一天工作14个小时。
'No,' the patient answered, 'I am Mr.John Gilbert.'
“不是，”病人回答说，“我就是约翰。吉尔伯特先生。”
In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.
1858年，一位名叫埃梅。托梅。德。干蒙的法国工程师带着建造一条长21英里、穿越英吉利海陕的隧道计划到了英国。
'Then I'll come with you,' he answered.'There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!
“那我也跟你去，候诊室里总有很多东西可供阅读！”他回答。