A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前,人们异常激动。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 56 Faster than sound

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excitement [ɪk'saɪtmənt] 词频2 词根: cite
n. 兴奋,激动;令人兴奋的事;刺激,振奋;
💡 ex加强+cite唤起+ment表名词→刺激,激动,兴奋;令人兴奋的事
"The excitement at the start of a race can really get the adrenalin flowing ."
起跑时的激动确实能使人热血沸腾。
近义:furore, anxiety, anxiousness, heat, impetuosity, apprehension 反义:imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
race [res] 词频1
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族; v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑(r=run)第一(ace,扑克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint 反义:pace
last [læst] 词频1 词根: /lə/
n. 末尾;最后;上个;鞋楦(做鞋的模型); vt. 经受住;到…之后;够用;足够维持(尤指某段时间); adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的; vi. 持续; adv. 上一次,最近一次;最后;
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在刚过去的七月,双方签订了和平条约。
近义:live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost 反义:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
year [jɪr] 词频1
n. 年;年纪;一年的期间;某年级的学生;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
学生于十月返校,开始新学年的学习。
近义:twelvemonth, annum
great [ɡret] 词频1
adj. 伟大的,杰出的;优异的,显著的;很多的;重大的; adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地,成功地,顺利地;得意地; n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物,大师;名家;
💡 联想:“贵的”就是伟大的 网友:12 补充:gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题,不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说,这是一部了不起的电影。
近义:super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big 反义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny

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