He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手,他的伙伴在过去的15分钟里一直在滑水。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 86 Out of control
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 同伴;[天]伴星(=~star);(用于书名)指南;同甘共苦的伙伴;
vt. 同行;陪伴;
💡 com 共同 + pan谋生 + ion表名词 →共同谋生的人 → 同伴
"Fear was the hostages' constant companion."
人质一直都感到恐惧不安。
近义:mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
反义:opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe
adv. 绝望地;不顾一切地;<口>极度地;猛烈地;
"She desperately wanted to win her father's approval."
她急不可待地想赢得父亲的赞同。
近义:anxiously, despairingly, agonizingly, distressfully, distressingly, frantically
反义:heedfully, prudently, steadily, unobtrusively, vigilantly, warily
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
💡 字母W像水的波浪,联想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微风拂动水面.
近义:irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo
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
n. 十五;十五个人组成的橄榄球队;
"She counted out fifteen pence and passed it to the salesgirl."
她数出15个便士交给女店员.