I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
我决定到目的地就给铁路部门提意见。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 抱怨，控诉;委屈，怨言;平平的来由;痛苦根源;
💡 com全部+plaint抱怨→对全部东西抱怨 → 抱怨
"We have been bombarded with letters of complaint."
我们接二连三收到了大批的投诉信件。
近义：lament, lamentation, moan, outcry, plaint, protest
反义：indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
adj. 坚定的;毅然的;确定的;
v. （使）下决心，（使）做出决定( determine的过去式和过去分词);决定;确定;使决定;
"I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation."
我已决定毕业后去西藏.
近义：hellbent, insistent, aspiring, assertive, materialistic, obtrusive
反义：hesitant, hesitative, inconclusive, indecisive, infirm, insecure
vi. 存放;暂住;埋入;（权利、权威等）归属;
vt. 提出（报告、要求、申诉等）;容纳;寄存;把（权利、权威等）授予;
n. <古>小屋，草屋;（北美印第安人的）帐篷;（森林、猎场等的）看守小屋;（学校、工厂等的）传达室;
💡 落脚(谐音)→ 住宿 lo(十)+d(大)+ge(哥):10个大哥来 投宿
"to lodge an appeal"
提出上诉
近义：host, house, keep, quarter, roost, shelter
反义：oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile
adv. 立刻，马上;一会儿，不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore