When he received a very rude reply from one of the workmen.
其中一个工人粗鲁地回了几句。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 40 Who's who

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

reply [rɪ'plai] 词频1 词根: re
n. 回答，答复;反应;报复（行动）;[法律]答辩; vi. [法律]（原告对被告）答辩;反响;作答;（以行动）做出反应; vt. 回应，作出反应;
💡 re反+ply重叠，折叠→叠回去→回答
"His evasive reply prompted me to ask another question."
他的含糊其辞的答复促使我又提了一个问题.
近义：argue, rejoin, respond, retort, answer, riposte 反义：inquiry, interrogation, consultation
received [[ri'si:vd]]
a. 被一般承认的, 公认的
近义：standard 反义：nonconforming, nonconventional, atypical, unconventional, unorthodox
rude [ru:d] 词频2
adj. 粗鲁的;简陋的;狂暴的;近乎下流的;
💡 辱德（谐音）：言行 粗鲁，有辱品德
"The waiters were rude and unhelpful, the manager ditto."
这些服务员态度生硬，服务不周，经理也一样。
近义：rough, boor, tyke, churl, heedless, impolite 反义：heedful, kind, kindly, ladylike, manageable, mannerly
workmen [['wə:kmen]] 词频4
工人, 工匠, 工作者, 体力劳动者
近义：labor, workpeople, labour

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
想到在宁静的乡村里有一头危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜，真令人担心。
When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
这引起当时英国拳坛名将理查德。汉弗莱斯的注意。
The salvage operation had been a complete failure.
打捞工作彻底失败了。
It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression.
大家早就知道，画在墙上的狩猎图景并不是单纯的艺术表现形式，
Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.
由于记者纷纷要求会见，他们不得不请了律师充当他们家的发言人举行记者招待会。