The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel.
世界不得不再等将近100年才看到海峡隧道竣工。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
📚 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
n. 频道，波道;渠道;途径;海峡;
vt. 引导，开导;形成河道;
💡 chann管道+el表名词 →航道
"What's on Channel 4 tonight?"
电视四台今晚有什么节目？
近义：waterway, watercourse, trench, dike, ditch, dyke
n. 隧道;地道;烟道;（动物栖息的）穴;
vi. 打通隧道;挖掘隧道;
vt. 在…挖掘隧道;在…打开通道;
💡 tunn管道+el表名词 →隧道
"the Anglo-French consortium that built the Channel Tunnel"
修建英吉利海峡隧道的英法财团
近义：subway, underpass
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句（l）话（word）讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
vt.& vi. 等候;等待;（尤指长期地）希望;盼望;
vi. 准备妥;在手边;可得到;可使用;
vt. 推迟，搁置，延缓;
💡 因为want（想要），所以wait(等) 青蛙(wa)为它(it) 等了好久
"I'll wait until they arrive."
我会一直等到他们来。
近义：await, bide, expect, waiting, delay