The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home.
小船“埃尔科”号在巴伦支海搜寻了几个星期之后，正在返航途中。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 32 A lost ship
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的，卑劣的;细微的，微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 细小部分，腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义：little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
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
searching
['sə:tʃiŋ]
adj. 搜索的;彻底的;锐利的;
n. 搜寻，搜索，检查;
v. 找寻( search的现在分词 );搜查;探查;[医学]（用仪器）探测（外伤）;
"He combed through the files searching for evidence of fraud."
他详查档案,寻找欺诈行为的证据.
近义：hunt, inquiry, pursuit, query, quest, research
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