Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
即使有两个舱进水,仍可漂浮的水面上。
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

still [stɪl] 词频1
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地; adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的; n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器; vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏; conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify 反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
able ['eibl] 词频1
adj. 能够的;有能力的;有才干的;干练的;
💡 阿(a)爸(b)乐(le)是 有能力的表现 网友:悟理 agitate 英语天才 补充:一个(a)有能力的伯乐(b le) 背英语AB快乐的人是有能力的
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:apt, artful, proficient, qualified, skilful, skilled 反义:heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, awkward
float [flot] 词频1
vt.& vi. (使)浮动;(使)漂浮;自由浮动; vi. 游荡; vt. 提出,提请考虑;(股票)上市; n. 彩车;漂浮物;浮板;浮有冰淇淋的饮料;
💡 浮露它”(谐音): 飘浮 float→fly(v. 飞)+boat(n. 船)→飞船 漂浮在太空中
"Strange thoughts float through my mind when I am nearly asleep."
我快睡着时产生一种奇怪的念头.
近义:scrubber, finance, lifesaver, pontoon, sponson, floater 反义:succumb, wreck, capsize, dip, dive, founder
flooded
a. 洪水浸没的;浸没的, 淹没的;灌溉;充斥
近义:inundated, puddly, swamped, swampy, waterlogged 反义:arid, lean, moistureless, athirst, parched, barren

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