They also found something which the X-ray plates did not show: a small wax figure of the god Duamutef.
一个蜡制的杜瓦木特夫神小塑像。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 77 A successful operation

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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
figure ['fɪɡjɚ] 词频1 词根: fac
n. 数字;算术;人物;身材; vi. 计算;出现;扮演角色; vt. 计算在内;估计;推测;认为;
💡 fig做,塑造,虚构+ure名词后缀,状态 →做出的状态→形象,人物
"Figure the situation to yourself, what can I do?"
你设身处地想想, 我能做什么?
近义:appraise, reckon, weigh, calculate, consider, deem
show [ʃo] 词频1
vt.& vi. 给…看;表现出;显露出;上演; vt. 说明;指示;表明;演示; n. 展览;显示;外观;表演; vi. 被人看见,显现,显而易见;
💡 秀”(谐音): 做秀就是 展示自己
"After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast."
表演结束之后,我们获准到后台和演员见面。
近义:present, raise, showcase, unhide, display, exhibit 反义:mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
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
plates
n. 板材;平板;盘子(plate的复数)

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