He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt] 词频1 词根: di
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored 反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
village ['vɪlɪdʒ] 词频1 词根: villa
n. 村民;乡村，村庄;群落;
💡 vill=villa茅房，别墅+age场所，物品 →村庄
"The road continues beyond the village up into the hills."
那条路经过村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
近义：town, townlet, borough, locality, hamlet, peasant 反义：settlement, town, burg, municipal, urban, city
prove [pru:v] 词频1 词根: 证明
vt. 证明，证实;[法]验证，检定;显示; vi. 显示出，证明是;
"This will prove to the world that we are right."
这将向全世界证明我们是对的.
近义：illustrate, ascertain, show, verify, certify, check 反义：impugn, negate, object, oppose, oppugn, query
small [smɔl] 词频1
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的，卑劣的;细微的，微弱的; adv. 小小地;卑鄙地; n. 细小部分，腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义：little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty 反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
knew [[nju:]] 词频1
know的过去式

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
一个窃贼被一尊很重的雕像击中，但由于他忙着抢钻石首饰，竟连疼痛都顾不上了。
The towers are built on immense underwater platforms make of steel and concrete.
塔身建在巨大的水下钢盘混凝土平台上。
One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow.
一位女士用手推车运来一个饼干，
Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
只有两只野狗从这一片混乱中得到好处，它们贪婪地吃掉了剩下的蛋糕。
Such undertakings require the precise planning and foresight of military operations.
这种活动需要有军事行动般的周密布署和预见能力。
But nothing can match them for speed and comfort.
但就速度与舒适而言，飞机是无与伦比的。