Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery.
弗兰克几乎无法掩饰自己兴奋的心情，因为他明白自己发现了一件珍品。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地，粗鲁地;
💡 hard艰难 + ly...地→ ad.几乎不，简直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
近义：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反义：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
vt. 隐藏，隐瞒，遮住;
💡 con共同+ceal隐藏→隐藏
"He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted."
他因受扰而难掩怒色。
近义：hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade
反义：report, accuse, betray, finger, decry, delate
n. 兴奋，激动;令人兴奋的事;刺激，振奋;
💡 ex加强+cite唤起+ment表名词→刺激,激动,兴奋;令人兴奋的事
"The excitement at the start of a race can really get the adrenalin flowing ."
起跑时的激动确实能使人热血沸腾。
近义：furore, anxiety, anxiousness, heat, impetuosity, apprehension
反义：imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
n. 发现，发觉;（剧情的）发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
💡 discover发现+y表名词 →掀开 → 发现
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
adj. 坦白的，直率的;清楚表明的;明显的;
n. 弗兰克;免费邮寄权;免费邮戳或签名;免费邮寄的信件;
vt. 免费寄（邮件）;盖免费邮寄公章;盖邮戳;便于使（人）自由地来往;
💡 弗兰克（谐音）：弗兰克是一个 坦率而 真诚的人 网友：yqy补充： blank(adj 空白的; 没有表情的n 空白)都源于: ank表示quot白
"a full and frank discussion"
坦诚的充分讨论
近义：sincere, clear, honest, apparent, aboveboard, open
反义：jam, lock, obturate, bar, stop, throttle