I reflected that there must be a great many local people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
我想除我之外,想利用快车之便的也一定大有人在。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express

📚 句中词汇解析

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local ['lokl] 词频1 词根: loc
adj. 地方的;当地的,本地的;局部的;褊狭的; n. 慢车;本地居民(律师、教士、医生);住处附近的当地酒店;本地新闻;
💡 loc地方+al形容词后缀 → 地方的,局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。
近义:neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial 反义:overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
besides [bɪ'saɪdz] 词频1 词根: beside
adv. 而且;此外;以及;更; prep. (表示排斥)除…之外(还有);在…之外(还有),…之余兼;
💡 be构成介词+side边+s表副词 →此外,而且
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音乐,我们还有很多共通点。
近义:moreover, otherwise, otoh, withal, then, additionally 反义:either
advantage [əd'væntɪdʒ] 词频2 词根: age
n. 有利条件;益处;优越(性);处于支配地位; vt. 有利于;有益于;促进;使处于有利地位; vi. 得益,获利;
💡 advant前面+age表名词 →利益,好处
"Take advantage of low-season airfares."
利用淡季飞机票价。
近义:overtaking, surpassing, improve, avail, profit, benefit 反义:disfavor, waste, dilapidation, hindrance, inconvenience, demerit
excellent ['ɛksələnt] 词频1 词根: cell
adj. 卓越的;杰出的;优秀的;太好了;
💡 ex离开+cell监狱+ent...的→品德优秀的人离监狱很远 →杰出的
"For a car of this size the lock is excellent."
对于这种大小的车子来说,这刹车要算很好了.
近义:marvelous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, prime, select 反义:lousy, abysmal, punk, rotten, terrible, worse

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