These alone took sixteen months to build.
仅这两座塔就花了16个月才建成。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的;
adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只，只有;
💡 al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
近义：isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反义：joint
vt. 建造，构筑;建立;开发;为…建立基础;
vi. 建造，营造;扩大，扩展;发展，达到;
n. 体格，构造;〈俚〉优美的体型，肉体美;
"They have permission to build 200 new houses."
他们得到建200座新房的许可。
近义：make, produce, raise, rear, construct, create
v. 拿( take的过去式 );接受;学习;取得;
"A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war."
战后进行了大量的重建工作。
n. 十六，十六个;十六岁;十六点钟;十六的记号;
num. 十六;第十六;
adj. 十六的;十六个的;
"She is sixteen but has a mental age of five."
她十六岁，而智力年龄是五岁。