My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.
我的父母曾经住在南美洲,所以假期里我常从欧洲乘飞机到他们那里。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 79 By air
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的;
v. 使用( use的过去式和过去分词);常常,经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反义:unused, unworn
vi. 生存;居住;生活,过活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 经历;度过;
"We cannot live without water."
没有水我们不能生存。
近义:last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反义:perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
n. 南方;南部;美国南方各州;(南半球的)发展中国家;
adj. 南的;(风)来自南方的;南风的;南方吹来的;
adv. 向南方,在南方;
"the animals and birds of South America"
南美的鸟兽
近义:meridian, meridional, southerly, southern, southbound, southward
反义:northerly, northern
n. 父母;双亲(parent的复数)
近义:parentage
反义:offspring, progeny, scions, sons, brood, descendants
n. 美洲;美国;[电影]亚美利加;
"His ancestors had come to America from Ireland."
他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。