Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather,
但紧接着他就开始抱怨那里的天气了。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 38 Everything except the weather
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adv. 立即，马上;直接地;紧接地;
conj. 一…就，即刻;
💡 immediate立即的 + ly...地 → 立即, 马上, 直接地
"You are under no compulsion to pay immediately."
没有人强迫你立刻付款。
近义：hereupon, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, outright, p.d.q.
反义：hereafter, hereinafter, later, next, posthumously, presently
vi. 抱怨，诉苦;申诉，控诉，抗议;
vt. 诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句];
💡 com 共同 + plain 抱怨→ 抱怨，诉苦；控告
"I'm going to complain to the manager about this."
我要就这件事向经理投诉。
近义：lament, moan, murmur, protest, rue, snivel
反义：rejoice
n. 天气， 气象;暴风雨;
vt.& vi. 晒干， 风化;
vt. 平安渡过， 挨过;[地]使风化;
💡 我们(we)在(at)听她(her)预报 天气
"The travellers looked weather - beaten , there was little spit and polish."
旅客们满面风尘, 仪容不整.
近义：ride, bear, endure, season, acclimatize, adapt