As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.
他一见我们，就拿起了一个长长的上面镶有硬币的管乐器，并掀开了一个筐的盖子。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 42 Not very musical
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 立刻，马上;一会儿，不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的，过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间，长时期;[语]长音节;（服装的）长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望，极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙（long） 长龙（拼音long)摆尾 网友：顾亮亮 补充：龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间？
近义：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义：little, minute, small, squat, slight
n. 管子;烟斗;管乐器;（管风琴的）音管;
vt. 以管输送;用管乐器演奏;尖声唱;
vi. 吹奏管乐器;尖叫;尖声地说（或唱），尖声啼鸣;[航海] 吹长哨;
💡 松树(pine)被斧头(p)砍成 管子来做 烟斗
"Don't let the wire rub up against the pipe."
别让电线碰到管子上.
近义：pump, tube, canalise, canalize, channel, convey
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