She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.
知道自己已经接近岸边了,因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 33 Out of the darkness
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adv. (空间)在近处;在附近;(时间)临近;(程度)几乎;
prep. (表示程度)接近;(表示位置)靠近;(表示时间)将近;接近于(某种状态);
adj. 近的;亲密的;近似;(亲属关系)近亲;
"Police found fragments of glass near the scene."
警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。
近义:approach, approximate, hither, hithermost, immediate, approximal
反义:isolated, outlying, remote, retired, secluded, separate
n. 岸;滨;国家(尤指濒海国家);支柱;
vt. 支撑;支持;
"We could see a glimmer of light on the far shore."
我们可以看到对岸微微闪烁的灯光。
近义:prop, stanchion, strut, timber, underpin, underprop
n. 光;发光体;电灯;点火器;
adj. 轻的;明亮的;浅色的;少量的;
v. 点燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 轻地,轻装地;
💡 房间光线(light)明暗度正好(right)
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义:illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反义:quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
adj. 高的;高尚的,崇高的;高音调的;高级的,高等的;
adv. (程度等)高地;高价地;奢侈地;
n. 高处,高位;[气象学]高气压;高压地带;高水平;
"acrobatics on the high wire"
走钢丝杂技
近义:maximum, towering, upland, elevated, altitudinous, inebriated