a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2,400 pounds.
一辆卡车驶进了工厂,运来了一个特大无比、重达2,400磅的饼干。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 26 Wanted a large biscuit tin
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 工厂,制造厂;<古>代理店;
💡 fact做+ory场所 → 做东西的场所 → 工厂
"Before you start to work, I'll show you around the factory."
开始工作前, 我要先领你参观工厂.
近义:industry, installation, mill, plant, works
adv. 真正;精确地,正确地;忠实的,诚实地;正当地;
💡 tru=true真实+ly表副词 →真正地,确实地
"a truly memorable occasion"
非常难忘的时刻
近义:aright, just, openly, authentically, particularly, properly
反义:hypocritically, falsely
n. 运货汽车,机动卡车;
💡 lo(log)+rry(carry):古代拉木头用- 卡车
"Emergency food supplies were brought in by lorry ."
应急食物是用卡车运来的。
近义:truck, motortruck, juggernaut
adj. 巨大的;<口语>异常的;
"The singer earns a colossal amount of money."
那歌手现在可赚大钱了。
近义:huge, hulking, immense, imposing, jumbo, mammoth
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. <英>饼干;<美>软烤饼;松饼(食用时常佐以肉汁);淡黄褐色;
💡 必须吃它(谐音): 饼干再难吃也要吃 b(饼)+is(是)+cuit(cut it): 饼干被I用刀切开
"She's done stupid things before, but this really takes the biscuit."
她以前做过傻事, 但这次实在太离谱了.
近义:roll, bun, rusk, snap, cookie, cooky