The rough across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.
穿越平原的道路高低不平，开车走了不远，路面愈加崎岖。我们想劝说布鲁斯把车开回我们出发的那个村庄去。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
prep. 穿过;横穿，横过;与…交叉;在…对面;
adv. 横过，越过;在对面;交叉;斜对面;
💡 cro, cru =cross,表示”十字形,交叉”
"The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields."
去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
近义：through, athwart, on, per, thru, to
n. 村民;乡村，村庄;群落;
💡 vill=villa茅房，别墅+age场所，物品 →村庄
"The road continues beyond the village up into the hills."
那条路经过村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
近义：town, townlet, borough, locality, hamlet, peasant
反义：settlement, town, burg, municipal, urban, city
adj. 粗糙的，崎岖不平的;粗鲁的;狂暴的，汹涌的;未经加工的;
vt. 粗暴地对待;使粗糙;草拟;
n. 粗糙的部分;艰难，苦难;（高尔夫球场的）深草区;
adv. 粗暴地;
vi. 举止粗野;
💡 rough(rag破布): 粗糙的 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：吃完肉（ro）、喝完杯（u）里的酒后，哥哥（g）粗鲁的摇晃着杯子
"These rough roads soon wore the tread of motorcycle tires off."
这些崎岖不平的路很快就把摩托车轮胎磨平了.
近义：insult, maltreat, mistreat, offend, outrage, abuse
反义：obtuse, contusive, dull, dulled, edgeless, matched
n. 平原;平地;[纺织业]平针;朴实无华的东西;
adj. 平的;素的;清晰的;相貌平平的;
adv. 清楚地，明白地;平易地;[用以加强语气]显然;完全地;
vi. 发牢骚;诉苦;
💡 pla(平)+in(里面):在平的里面- 平原 play in 在哪里玩啊？—— 草原 平原 网友：wangqidong 补充：pla(解放军)in（在）平原上
"For a man of Harry's ability, that assignment was plain sailing."
对于具有哈里这种才能的人来说, 那样的任务能顺利完成.
近义：prairie, veldt, laconic, oversimplified, bare, simple
反义：colourful, flowery, ornamental, sophisticated, decorative, elaborate
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