He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.
他马上把情况报告了该基地，但那里的人没有一个能解释这到底是怎么回事。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 91 Three men in a basket
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 车站;所，局;身份;电视台;
vt. 配置，安置;驻扎;
💡 sta = stand站 + tion表名词→ (车)站,台,局 vt. 安置,派驻
"a newly built station"
新建的车站
近义：lay, locate, marshal, place, posit, position
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"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：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
vt.& vi. 讲解，解释;
vt. 说明…的原因，辩解;
vi. 说明，解释，辩解;
💡 ex 出+ plain清楚的→ 说清楚的 → 解释
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工厂经理用一幅作业图来说明生产过程.
近义：justify, illustrate, pose, prove, rede, resolve
反义：implicate, mat, muddle, mystify, ravel, snag
n. 秘密，谜;神秘，神秘的事物;推理小说，推理剧;常作 mysteries 秘技，秘诀;
💡 myst, myth 【希腊传入拉丁】表”秘密”
"It was a place of deep mystery and enchantment."
这是一个极其神秘和迷人的地方。
近义：arcanum, interrogation, puzzle, puzzler, secret, snag
adj. 了解情况的;见多识广的;有情报根据的;消息灵通的;
v. 告诉( inform的过去式和过去分词);(inform oneself)使了解;
"It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner."
遗憾的是没有早些报警。
近义：knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, noticed, aware
反义：misguided, misinformed