In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
尽管如此，很多人仍然相信“探宝器”很快就会探出值钱的东西来。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 确信的，深信的;有信心的，沉着的;大胆的，过分自信的;厚颜无耻的;
n. 知己;心腹朋友;
💡 con全部+fid相信，信念+ent...的→自信的
"Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success."
在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。
近义：repository, trustee, confessor, confidant, assured, poised
vt. 显露;揭露;泄露;[神]启示;
n. 揭示，展现;[建]门侧，窗侧;
💡 re相反+veal=veil盖上→与掩盖相反→揭露
"She doesn't reveal much of her inner self."
她不大流露她的内心自我。
近义：impart, insinuate, manifest, noise, preach, publish
反义：hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade
n. 价值，价格;意义，涵义;重要性;（邮票的）面值;
vt. 评价;重视，看重;估价，给…定价;
💡 val(strong)+ue(名词后缀)→价值；估价；尊重
"The main criterion is value for money."
主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
近义：appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect, treasure
反义：snub, coldshoulder
adv. 适当，相当地;公平地;完全，简直;清楚地;
💡 fair公平 + ly ...地→ ad.相当；公平地
"The use of opium was not criminalized until fairly recently."
直到最近抽鸦片才被判定为非法。
近义：long, moderately, averagely, pretty, quite, rather
反义：undeservingly, unjustly, foully