Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，
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
adv. 在下面，到下面;
prep. （表示位置）在…下面;（表示状态）在…掩饰之下;（表示比较）不及;低于;
💡 be构成一些介词+low低的→在…下面
"He dived below the surface of the water."
他潜入了水中。
近义：infra, under, underneath, beneath
反义：above, over, up, atop, onto, upon
n. 船长，机长;领袖，首领;上尉;（美国警察局的）副巡长;
vt. 当首领;统帅或指挥;
💡 cap头+tain支撑，保持 →首领；船长
"Captain Trent gave his men a full briefing."
特伦特队长给了他的下属详细的指示。
近义：superintendent, head, lead, rule, skipper, command
n. 恐怖，可怕的事物;嫌恶，痛恨;讨厌的人或事;〈口〉非常丑恶;
💡 horr(tremble)+or(名词后缀)→恐怖；战栗；极度憎恶
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那个小淘气鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近义：horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright
反义：heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
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
adv. 很快地，迅速地;立即;
"The company has grown rapidly in the last five years."
这家公司近五年来迅速地发展壮大.
近义：apace, hurriedly, lightly, posthaste, precipitately, promptly
反义：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily