Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
莱瑟姆一周以后也作了一次尝试,飞到离多佛不到半英里的地方。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 试图;尝试;
n. 进攻;尝试,冲击;
💡 at一再+tempt尝试→一再尝试 → 尝试,企图
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍认为,这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。
近义:try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
adj. 不幸运的,倒霉的;不吉祥的;不顺利的;不凑巧的;
💡 un 不 + luck 幸运 + y...的 → adj.不幸的, 不吉利的, 不祥的, 使人感到不足
"He was very unlucky not to win."
他不幸输了。
近义:luckless, ominous, poor, baleful, unblessed, unblest
反义:jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy, propitious
adj. …制的;(人工)做成的,拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的;
v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义:manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种;
pron. 另一个,别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义:other
adj. 一半的,半个的;
n. 半;一半;(啤酒等饮料的)半品脱;(比赛、音乐会等的)半场;
adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半财产投资于一个新企业.
近义:mid, midway, partially, semi
反义:absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively