The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her.
船身左右摇晃，无法操纵。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

impossible [ɪm'pɑsəbl] 词频1 词根: im
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的，不能相信的; n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不，无，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对，没法让她高兴。
近义：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable 反义：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
side [said] 词频1 词根: 坐下
n. 面，边;方面;侧面;旁边; adj. 侧面的;旁边的;次要的，枝节的;副的; vi. 支持，同意;偏袒;附和;站在…一边;
"Italy joined the war on the Allied side in 1915."
1915年，意大利加入协约国参战。
近义：agree, face, party, hillside, mountainside, slope 反义：above, upper
steer [stɪr] 词频2 词根: st-
vt.& vi. 驾驶;操纵，控制;引导; vt. 掌（舵）; vi. 行进; n. 阉公牛，肉用公牛;〈美俚〉建议;关于行路（或驾驶）的指示;
💡 stee(是滴滴(谐音))+r(人):按喇叭滴滴响- 驾驶 一头steer，steer着汽车冲下steep的悬崖就steep了
"Father tried to steer Jim into becoming a musician."
父亲想说服吉姆将来当音乐家.
近义：head, pilot, command, conduct, drive, ox
became [bi'keim] 词频1
v. 变为，成为（ become的过去式 ）;
"She was made her father's attorney when he became ill."
她在父亲生病时代理父亲的事务。
rolled
a. 辗压的, 辊轧的, 轧制的
近义：convolute, convoluted

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic.
去年，一位记者受一家有名的杂志的委托写一篇关于非洲某个新成立共和国总统府的文章。
Despite its immensity,
尽管此桥很大，
The Cutty Sark was one the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built.
“卡蒂萨克”号是帆船制造史上建造的最快的一艘帆船。
Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
他必须像一个专心致志进行探索的科学家那样抱有这样的希望，即终有一天，他的努力会取得丰硕的成果。
Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the pot-holers arrived at an enormous cavern, the size of a huge concert hall.
洞穴探险者从岩石缝里挤身过去，来到一个巨大的洞里，其大小相当于一个音乐厅。
If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed.
如果他们只添了1个孩子，这件事本来就不会引起任何人的注意。