Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.
离我们不远处，出现一个大裂缝。
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

ahead [ə'hɛd] 词频1 词根: a
adv. 在（某人或某事物的）前面;向前;预先;在将来，为未来;
💡 a在…，…的+head头→在前地
"Ahead of them was a gaping abyss."
他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
近义：on, onward, thereinafter, before, along, forward 反义：back, fro
fissure ['fɪʃɚ] 词频5 词根: fiss
n. 狭长裂缝或裂隙;裂伤;分歧; 分裂; vt.& vi. 裂开;
💡 fiss分裂+ure表名词 → 裂缝，分裂
近义：rupture, splinter, split, crack, rend, rive
huge [hjudʒ] 词频1
adj. 巨大的;庞大的;极大的;
💡 hu(虎)+ge(哥):虎哥是 巨大的
"City analysts forecast huge profits this year."
伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
近义：immense, imposing, large, mammoth, massive, monumental 反义：little, miniature, miniscule, minuscule, minute, pokey

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.
它们伸展四肢，就像飞行中的松鼠一样。
The men collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy.
他们用像皮艇蓄积雨水。
This greatly reduced the speed of the ship,
这样一来，大大降低了船的航速。
Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
经理认出了这位顾客，表示了深深的歉意，还严厉地训斥了店员。
He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokes on people.
还对工人说，有个学生常装扮成警察无聊地同别人开玩笑。
but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic.
但旅行的大部分时间都花在路上，而且只有很少的服务设施，交通也很拥挤。