Cave exploration, or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport.
洞穴勘查——或洞穴勘探——是一项比较新的体育活动。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 42 Modern cavemen

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

cave [kev] 词频2 词根: cav
n. 洞穴;〈方〉地窖; vt.& vi. （使）塌陷，倒塌;暗中破坏; vi. 屈服;
💡 cav洞+e → 山洞，洞穴，窑洞
"a dark dank cave"
阴暗潮湿的洞穴
近义：dig, excavate, cavern, crypt, den, dugout
exploration [,ɛksplə'reʃən] 词频3 词根: plor
n. 探测，勘探，探险;搜索，研究;[医]探查术;
💡 ex出+plor喊，哭+ation名词后缀 → 喊出来 → 探索
"A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore."
一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开.
近义：investigation, scouting, scanning
sport [spɔrt] 词频1 词根: s
n. 体育运动;乐趣;突变;朋友，老兄; v. 得意地穿戴;夸示;故意显示;嬉戏;
💡 s+port 拿，运→把自己从工作中解脱出来→使自己轻松一下→ 娱乐，玩，运动
"Cycling is Europe's second most popular sport."
骑自行车是欧洲第二流行的体育运动。
近义：display, play, romp, toy, dally, frisk
come [kʌm] 词频1
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生; vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满（…岁）; int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage 反义：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split
relatively ['rɛlətɪvli] 词频3 词根: 携带
adv. 关系上地;相对地;比较地;较比;
"a relatively inexpensive hotel"
相对廉价的旅馆
近义：comparatively

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade.
家具，椅子，桌子飞落花流水在拱廊街上。
the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.
歹徒们就会很快捣毁他的商店，让他破产。
but he will never sacrifice his freedom.
但他决不会牺牲自由。
The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.
然而，第二天，医生安慰他说，出院欢度新年的可能性还是很大的，那人听后振作了精神。
Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again.
我们还未来得及担心后果，车已重新开上了平地。
we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.
快速地朝深溪边走去，希望船夫还在那儿等着我们。