It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
看来,它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了,但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark

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certain ['sə:tən] 词频1 词根: an
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的; pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义:some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable 反义:neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
first [fɝst] 词频1
n. 第一,最初;头等;一号,;[乐]高音部; adv. 最早,最初;首次;宁愿;优先; adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的; num. 第一;
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"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary 反义:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
ship [ʃɪp] 词频1 词根: sh-
n. 船;<口>宇宙飞船;(舰船上的)全体船员;运气; vt.& vi. 运送; vt. 把…装上船;装好(船具);上市;使乘船; vi. 在船上工作;乘船旅行;当船员;
💡 ship(船)-sheep(绵羊):巡洋舰
"The ship was given the all-clear to sail."
这艘船获得了航行许可。
近义:mail, remit, send, transfer, issue, consign
home [hom] 词频1
n. 家;家庭;家庭生活;终点; adj. 家庭的;家用的;本地的;本部的; adv. 在家;在家乡;深深地;深入地; vi. 回家;有家;朝向;自动导航; vt. 把…送回家;送…回家;给…提供住处;使有安身之处;
"a range of furnishings and accessories for the home"
各种各样的家居装饰物及配件
近义:house, lodging, quarter, residence, seat, gaff
race [res] 词频1
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族; v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑(r=run)第一(ace,扑克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint 反义:pace

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