We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
我们不得不排了好几个小时才进得场去。在演出开始前场内肯定已有好几百人了。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
present ['prɛznt] 词频1 词根: pre
adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的; n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物,赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow 反义:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
queue [kju]
n. (人或车辆)行列,长队;辫子; vi. (人、车等)排队等候; vt. (使)排队,列队等待;
💡 qu(去)+eue(有人):去有人有人- 列队 排队
"To what window are you standing in a queue?"
你在排哪个窗口的队?
近义:cue, line, row
must [mʌst] 词频1
aux. 必须;必然要;(做出逻辑推断);(表示坚持); n. 必须做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香; vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必须;(提出建议)应该;得;(表示很可能或符合逻辑)一定; adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
several ['sɛvrəl] 词频1 词根: se
adj. 几个的;专有的;各自的;分别的; pron. 几个,数个;一些;
💡 七(seven)块肉?一共(al=all)花了 几个钱 七根(seve-seven)铁轨(ral-rail) 几个人抬 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:色彩(se)
"Several new members have come into the club since last year."
自去年以来,又有些新成员加入了俱乐部.
近义:manifold, many, some, various, divers

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句