Mrs.Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
理查兹夫人这才想到一定是供电局来人查电表了。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 13 It's only me'
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 电力;电流，静电;高涨的情绪;紧张;
💡 electric电的 + ity 表名词 → 电 学
"The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels."
电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。
近义：power, current
aux. 必须;必然要;（做出逻辑推断）;（表示坚持）;
n. 必须做的事，必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. （表示必要或很重要）必须;（提出建议）应该;得;（表示很可能或符合逻辑）一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义：ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
n. 板;董事会;甲板;膳食;
vt. 上（船、车或飞机）;收费供…膳宿;使搭伙，使寄宿;强行登（船）;
vi. （火车、轮船、飞机等）接受乘客;搭伙，寄宿;
"Don't worry; the deal was completely above board."
别担心，交易是完全合法的。
近义：blackboard, chalkboard, host, house, keep, lodge
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生;
vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满（…岁）;
int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反义：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split
vt.& vi. 阅读，朗读;显示;研究;看得懂;
vt. 显示;阅读;读懂，理解;
n. 阅读;读物;读书;里德（人名）;
adj. 被朗读的;博识的;博览的;有学问的;
"When we read out 4.23, we say " four point two three "."
我们把4.23读作 四点二三.
近义：say, perusal, reading, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly