After chipping through a wall which was eighteen inches thick, they found that a man had been trapped in the chimney.
他们凿透了18英寸厚的墙壁，发现有个人卡在烟囱里。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 35 Justice was done
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 墙;屏障;隔阂;壁垒;
vt.& vi. 筑墙围住，用墙隔开;围以墙;
adj. 墙壁的;
💡 vall- 墙,壁垒;桩线
"new offices with wall-to-wall carpeting"
房内铺满地毯的新办公室
近义：hem, rail, rampart, surround, fence, parament
反义：level, overthrow, ravage, raze, shipwreck, strip
vt. 创办，成立，建立;
v. 发现（ find的过去式）;找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础，建立，创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adj. 浓的，茂密的;厚的，粗大的;稠密的;不透明的;
adv. 密集地;不清晰地;〈口〉太过分;频频地，时常;
n. 最厚的部分;最活跃或最激烈的部分;〈口〉笨蛋;〈俚〉可可粉;
💡 thick-think:想得可(c)多了脑子变 厚
"Thick cobwebs hung in the dusty corners."
积有灰尘的角落挂着厚厚的蜘蛛网。
近义：heavy, husky, big, stout, burly, fat
反义：arid, lank, lean, meager, meagre, parched
n. 烟囱;玻璃灯罩;烟囱状东西;壁炉;
💡 清理（谐音）：清理 烟囱,消除 污染 吃米粒(谐音): 烟囱做饭吃米粒 网友：zxl 补充：记法：做饭吃（chi）要装烟囱，但要钱mney(money)买的。
"He threw the paper onto the fire and it flew up the chimney."
他把那张纸扔进火里，纸飘进了烟道。
近义：smokestack, funnel, flue
num. 十八;十八个;
n. 十八岁;十八的记号;十九世纪;是八点钟;
"The regulations rule out anyone under the age of eighteen."
按规定,18岁以下的人都不能参加.