They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.
但最后找到的是一枚几乎一钱不值的小金币。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 55 Not a gold mine

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finally ['faɪnəli] 词频1 词根: 边界
adv. 最后,终于;总算;末后;结果;
💡 fin 结束,范围+ ally 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.最后;不可更改的
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义:last, lastly, ultimately, definitively, eventually 反义:mainly, primarily, first, firstly, foremost
found [faʊnd] 词频1 词根: found
vt. 创办,成立,建立; v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest 反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
almost ['ɔlmost] 词频1
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
worthless ['wɝθləs] 词频3
adj. 无价值的,不值钱的;卑微的;不足取的,不足道的;不足轻重;
💡 worth价值 + less 无...的→ 无价值的,无用的
"She had been hoodwinked into buying a worthless necklace."
她受骗买了条一文不值的项链。
近义:idle, insignificant, lowly, needless, pointless, profitless 反义:helpful, immeasurable, appreciated, inappreciable, inestimable, loved
small [smɔl] 词频1
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的,卑劣的;细微的,微弱的; adv. 小小地;卑鄙地; n. 细小部分,腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty 反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital

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