Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic,
“泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。
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
n. 镶嵌;环境;装置;（某事、戏剧、小说等的）背景;
v. 放( set的现在分词);安插;树立;安排;
💡 sett安置好 + ing 名词后缀→ 安装，调整；环境
"Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account?"
在这家银行开立账户要收费吗？
近义：background, tweak, adjusting, adjustment, fix, induration
prep. 穿过;横穿，横过;与…交叉;在…对面;
adv. 横过，越过;在对面;交叉;斜对面;
💡 cro, cru =cross,表示”十字形,交叉”
"The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields."
去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
近义：through, athwart, on, per, thru, to
Titanic
[tai'tænik]
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
sailing
['seiliŋ]
n. 帆船运动;（乘帆船的）航行;（轮船的）航班;
v. 驾驶( sail的现在分词);起航;坐船旅行;掠;
adj. 航行的;
"Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather."
有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况.
近义：navigation, shipping, yachting
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
💡 字母W像水的波浪，联想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微风拂动水面.
近义：irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo