Since its discovery, it has become a sort of potholers' Everest.
自从被发现以后,这个洞成了洞穴探险者的珠穆朗玛峰,
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 42 Modern cavemen

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discovery [dɪ'skʌvəri] 词频1 词根: discover
n. 发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
💡 discover发现+y表名词 →掀开 → 发现
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为,蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义:invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
sort [sɔrt] 词频1
n. 分类,类别;品质,本性;方法;一群; vt.& vi. 分类;整顿,整理;适合; vt. 挑选;把…分类;将…排顺序; vi. 分类;交往;协调;
💡 sort(kind)→种类;分类;整理;拣选
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
这种光线下你看不清楚,其实我的新外衣带棕色。
近义:arrange, order, organise, organize, pigeonhole, range 反义:jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
become [bɪ'kʌm] 词频1
vi. 变为,成为;变得;变成; vt. 适合,适宜;相称,相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为;成为(=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit 反义:remain, keep, stay, get
since [sɪns] 词频1
prep. 从…以来;自从…之后;自从; adv. 以后,此后;后来;(距今几年)以前;(从那时候起几年)以前; conj. 自从…以来;自从…的时候起;既然;因为;
💡 嫦娥(ce) 至从犯罪(sin)已来很不安 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:每天早上都能在寺(si)庙的大门(n)下面看到一个侧(ce)卧着的小男孩,自从寺庙失火以
"She's a changed woman since she got that job."
她自从得到了那份工作,变得判若两人。
近义:thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thence, whereas, because
Everest [['evərist]]
n. 珠穆朗玛峰, 顶峰

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