If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives.
如果不把他们尽快救到地面上来,他们就有可能丧生。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 表面;外观,外表;地面。水面;
vi. 浮出水面;在表面工作;显露;
vt. 使浮出水面;使成平面;
adj. 表面的,外观的;外表上的,平地上的;肤浅的;
💡 sur超过,在上面+face脸面→表面
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里,就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义:appear, arise, loom, materialize, outcrop, rise
adv. 立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
vt. 失去;错过;遗失;耽搁;
vi. 损失;输掉;走慢;降低价值;
💡 10(lo)个司仪(se) 遗失了
"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近义:mislay, misplace, miss, waste
反义:prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
v. 带来( bring的过去式和过去分词 );促使;提供;使朝(某方向或按某方式)移动;
"The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity ."
这座雕像是古时运到罗马的。