Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
却使用现代标准来衡量,45,000 吨的“泰坦尼克”号与算得上一艘巨轮了。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 现代的;近代的;新式的;当代风格的;
n. 现代人,现代主义者;时髦人士;[印]现代字体,指印刷中所用的一种字体;
💡 音“摩登
"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜。
近义:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
a. 四价钛的\\n[化] 钛; 正钛; 四价钛
近义:jumbo, phenomenal, titanesque, colossal, elephantine, enormous
反义:little, miniature, miniscule, minuscule, minute, pokey
adj. 巨大的;<口语>异常的;
"The singer earns a colossal amount of money."
那歌手现在可赚大钱了。
近义:huge, hulking, immense, imposing, jumbo, mammoth
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 船;<口>宇宙飞船;(舰船上的)全体船员;运气;
vt.& vi. 运送;
vt. 把…装上船;装好(船具);上市;使乘船;
vi. 在船上工作;乘船旅行;当船员;
💡 ship(船)-sheep(绵羊):巡洋舰
"The ship was given the all-clear to sail."
这艘船获得了航行许可。
近义:mail, remit, send, transfer, issue, consign
n. 标准;规格(standard的复数)
近义:rules