'The fire broke out in the basement.I went down immediately,of course,
“地下室突然着火，我当然马上下去了。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 95 A fantasy
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 地下室;[建]基底，底部;
💡 base基础+ment表名词 → 在底下的地方 → 地下室
"Kitchen goods are sold in the basement."
厨房用具在地下室出售。
近义：mainstay, plinth, base, cellar, foundation
反义：loft, mansard, garret
adv. 立即，马上;直接地;紧接地;
conj. 一…就，即刻;
💡 immediate立即的 + ly...地 → 立即, 马上, 直接地
"You are under no compulsion to pay immediately."
没有人强迫你立刻付款。
近义：hereupon, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, outright, p.d.q.
反义：hereafter, hereinafter, later, next, posthumously, presently
n. 课程;航线;行动方向;一道菜;
vt. 快速地流动;奔流;跑过;追逐;
vi. 沿…（方向）前进;指引航线;快跑;迅速移动;
💡 cour 发生+se → n. 发展；进程，课程，一道菜
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我们三人学高级课程。
近义：racecourse, racetrack, speedway, track, pass, range
n. 火，燃烧物;火灾;射击，发射;热情;
vt.& vi. 开火，射击;燃烧;引爆炸药;充满热情;
vt. <口>解雇;射（箭）;激励;射出（子弹）;
"They set fire to the city and massacred all the inhabitants."
他们放火烧了这座城市,而且屠杀了所有的居民.
近义：sack, suspend, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
反义：recruit, retain, contract, employ, engage
vt. 打破(break的过去式和过去分词);折断;
adj. 破产的;缺乏资金的;
"All the windows broke with the force of the blast."
爆炸的力量震碎了所有的窗户。
近义：penniless, bankrupt, skint, broken
反义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied