When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里处发现一只美洲狮时，这些报告并没有受到重视。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 1 A Puma at large

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

seriously ['sɪrɪəsli] 词频2
adv. 认真地;严肃地;严重地;
💡 serious严肃的 + ly ...地→ adv. 认真地；严重地，严肃地
"Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital."
她父亲住在圣路加医院，病情很重。
近义：owlishly, responsibly, unsmilingly, earnestly, gravely 反义：casually
wild [waɪld] 词频1
adj. 野生的;野蛮的;狂热的;荒凉的; n. 荒野;未开化的地方;偏远地区;人烟稀少的地区; adv. 疯狂地;胡乱地;
💡 与温和的(mild)相反(m-w)即 野蛮的
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象，成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义：backland, steppe, thicket, bushes, chaparral, nonsensical 反义：heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, moderate, precautious
puma [['pju:mə]]
n. 美洲狮, 美洲狮毛皮
近义：cougar
south [saʊð] 词频1
n. 南方;南部;美国南方各州;（南半球的）发展中国家; adj. 南的;（风）来自南方的;南风的;南方吹来的; adv. 向南方，在南方;
"the animals and birds of South America"
南美的鸟兽
近义：meridian, meridional, southerly, southern, southbound, southward 反义：northerly, northern
came [kʌm] 词频1
v. 来( come的过去式 );到达;达到（认识、理解或相信的程度）;出生;
"The water came above our knees."
水淹过了我们的膝盖。

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

It was very old and precious even then.
却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。
In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights.
展厅中央是装有彩色灯泡的许多高高的构件，
but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
但此时，“赛姆皮雷”号早已在500多英里之遥了。
He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.
他多次向我详细讲他如何只花50英镑便买到一位名家的杰作。
After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites -- some of them over forty feet high -- rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.
他们打开强力弧光灯，看见一株株巨大的石笋，有的高达40英尺，像树干似地向上长着，与洞顶悬挂下来的钟乳石相接。
Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
一旦抵达目的地，你总是疲惫不堪。