At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.
警察听后讥讽地说，这大可不必，因为他俩已被逮捕了。
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
adj. 尖的，尖锐的;严厉的，直截了当的;突出的;显然的;
v. “point”的过去式和过去分词;
💡 point点，变尖+ed形容词后缀 →尖的，成尖状的
"She pointed the gun at him and—bam!"
她把枪对着他，然后就是乓的一声。
近义：jagged, peaked, pronged, sharp, spiky, tapering
反义：obtuse, pointless, dull
adv. 几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地，粗鲁地;
💡 hard艰难 + ly...地→ ad.几乎不，简直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
近义：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反义：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
adj. 必要的;强制的;必然的;不可避免的;
n. 必需品;
💡 necess必要 + ary 表示有...性质的， → a.必要的；必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素D的帮助。
近义：indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged
反义：needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
vt. 逮捕，拘捕;止住，阻止，抑制;吸引（注意）;
vi. 心跳停止;
n. 拘留;停止，阻止;制动（装置）;
💡 ar一再+rest休息→不让动→逮捕，阻止
"to be under house arrest"
遭到软禁
近义：immure, imprison, apprehend, incarcerate, nab, capture
反义：release, unlock, free, independence, liberty, autocracy
n. 警察部门;警方;警察;治安;
vt. （警察、军队等）巡查;维护治安;（委员会等）监督;管制;
adj. 警察的;有关警察的;
💡 破（po）例（li）让嫦娥（ce）当 警察
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一辆警车开过来与我们并排，示意我们停下来。
近义：herd, monitor, patrol, picket, track, troll