Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across.
下一个障碍是一片约半英里宽的浅水塘。
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
n. 障碍（物）;障碍物（绊脚石，障碍栅栏）;
💡 ob逆，倒，加强意义+st站立+acle名词后缀→反着站的东西→障碍物
"A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job."
学历不足可能成为谋职的主要障碍。
近义：hindrance, hitch, holdback, holdup, hurdle, impediment
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
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一个;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义：oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反义：prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
adj. 浅的，肤浅的;表面的，皮毛的;（水，器物等）浅的;（呼吸）浅的;
n. 浅处;浅滩;
v. 使变浅;使变浅薄;
💡 shall(将要)+low(低的): 浅滩
"a shallow, unsatisfying relationship"
淡薄而不令人满意的关系
近义：shoal, superficial, heartless, soulless, hollow, cursory
反义：meticulous, minute, probing, scrupulous, thorough, thoroughgoing
pool
[pul]
n. 水池;石油层;（液体等的）一滩;共同储金;
vi. 使形成池塘或水洼;淤积;合伙经营;采（煤等）;
💡 据说在美国，穷不穷(poor)看家里有没有游泳池(pool) 网友：马胜敏 补充：1：他爬（p）上山坡后眼睛（oo）盯着水池看了半天没发现任何动静后来他用一（l
"The body was lying in a pool of blood."
尸体躺在血泊中.
近义：join, league, associate, merge, rally, team