the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire, I must get my glasses.'
“陛下,这儿光线的确太暗了,我得去眼镜拿来。”
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 22 By heart

📚 句中词汇解析

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gaoler ['dʒeilə]
n. <英>狱卒;
"The gaoler caned the man."
狱卒用藤条鞭打这个人.
近义:jailer, warden, warder, jailor
light [laɪt] 词频1
n. 光;发光体;电灯;点火器; adj. 轻的;明亮的;浅色的;少量的; v. 点燃;照亮;用光指引; adv. 轻地,轻装地;
💡 房间光线(light)明暗度正好(right)
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义:illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence 反义:quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
indeed [ɪn'did] 词频1
adv. 的确,确实,实在;实际上,真正地;真的,真是;甚至;
💡 在行为(deed)事实里(in)即 确实
"The actual demands set out in the document are small beer indeed."
文件中陈述的实际要求确实是无关紧要的.
近义:assuredly, absolutely, really, verily, certainly, yea 反义:likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
sire [['saiə]] 词频3
n. 陛下, 殿下, 父亲\\nvt. 生殖, 创作
近义:ingenerate, beget, create, engender, father, gender
must [mʌst] 词频1
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

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