Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.
塔身高出水面将近700英尺。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world

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surface ['sɝfɪs] 词频1 词根: fac
n. 表面;外观,外表;地面。水面; vi. 浮出水面;在表面工作;显露; vt. 使浮出水面;使成平面; adj. 表面的,外观的;外表上的,平地上的;肤浅的;
💡 sur超过,在上面+face脸面→表面
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里,就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义:appear, arise, loom, materialize, outcrop, rise
nearly ['nɪrli] 词频1
adv. 几乎,差不多;险乎;
💡 near接近 + ly ...的 → ad.差不多;密切地
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
water ['wɔtɚ] 词频1
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
rise [raiz] 词频1
vi. 上升;增强;(数量)增加;休会; n. (数量或水平的)增加;兴起;(数量、价格、价值等的)增长;(日、月等的)升起; vt. 使…浮上水面;使(鸟)飞起;复活;发酵;
💡 红日(se)升起,金色(se)满天
"the rise of the bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century"
19世纪中产阶级的兴起
近义:arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise 反义:lapse, lower, peter, reduce, subside, deescalate
height [haɪt] 词频2 词根: /hi:/
n. 高度,海拔;高地;身高;绝顶,顶点;
💡 deep(a.深的)-depth(n.深度) high(a.高的)-height(n.高度) wide(a.宽的)-width(n.宽度) broad(a.广的
"The height of the bicycle seat is adjustable."
这辆自行车车座的高度可以调节。
近义:rise, elevation, altitude, stature, tallness, heyday 反义:profundity, deepness, pit, abyss, gulf

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